love this! The one is like a little dragon egg. It'd be cool if the little one breaks evenly for something to make out of it. id like to make an epoxy tabletop or computer desk with some of my arrowheads, minerals and fossils. i need to start collecting more
Em: Beautiful nodules especially the marcasite rosette (iron rose). Frustrating, however, to maintain their wonderful shiny luster due to “pyrite decay” that results from the combined effects of oxidation and humidity. Also, on another topic, I wanted to suggest to you that you look into acquiring a Dremel engraver (I believe the model 290). For your needs in fossil prep work I think they would be extremely useful. Here in the US they can be acquired for around $20 to $24. As always a wonderful video. Your enthusiasm for geology brightens my day.
If its not...it now should be! ...sausage nodules makes geology fun..🙂 ...but not as much as you❤ ...sorry I missed the notification.. ...brilliant as always 💘
Those nodules would look really cool if you cut them with a rock saw and then polished them. Same with ammonites actually. Perhaps your school has one that you can use?
Mar-ka-site en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcasite Coat it with something, it'll oxidize very easily and eventually fall into dust if it is marcasite. The rainbow specimen might be chalcopyrite. Kal-co-pyrite
You need to use a sharp chisel to break them more perfectly. Investigate what acids wooud work on those pyrite nodules. It would be interesting to see if you could get rid of the dark material and leave golden pyrite. I have no idea if it would work but worth a try.
Enjoyed the video. It is fun and like opening presents to see what’s inside and it’s always fun to hit something with a hammer.
Ohhh... What a nice and interesting video! Well done Emma. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😁😁😁🤗
love this! The one is like a little dragon egg. It'd be cool if the little one breaks evenly for something to make out of it. id like to make an epoxy tabletop or computer desk with some of my arrowheads, minerals and fossils. i need to start collecting more
Excellent 👍🏻👌🏻😍
Em: Beautiful nodules especially the marcasite rosette (iron rose). Frustrating, however, to maintain their wonderful shiny luster due to “pyrite decay” that results from the combined effects of oxidation and humidity. Also, on another topic, I wanted to suggest to you that you look into acquiring a Dremel engraver (I believe the model 290). For your needs in fossil prep work I think they would be extremely useful. Here in the US they can be acquired for around $20 to $24. As always a wonderful video. Your enthusiasm for geology brightens my day.
If its not...it now should be!
...sausage nodules makes geology fun..🙂
...but not as much as you❤
...sorry I missed the notification..
...brilliant as always 💘
Great video.
Yep ! The “Dragon Egg” is definitely headed for your display case 😃👍
Super em jadore 😊
I absolutely love your videos, they’re so interesting and informative- thank you for sharing ❤️❤️
That was cool !
Sand in the omelettes oh no 😄
😂😂😬
Those are soooo cool Iv never seen pyrite in that form. Iv always looked for the perfect cube but I think I need to add some of them to my collection
Just completing a 11.85 inch Bumastus ioxous trilobite I found in Kankakee river in Illinois.
Nice!!!
Thank you ☺️🦕
thank you for showing
Do the opened minerals oxidise quickly in air? Would a thin coat of clear nail varnish protect them.
Not super quickly - but yes a varnish may help elongate their life but not save them forever sadly!
It is said that you should change your toothbrush every six months so you should have some extra ones lying around.
Loved the video 💙💙
Those nodules would look really cool if you cut them with a rock saw and then polished them. Same with ammonites actually. Perhaps your school has one that you can use?
Mar-ka-site
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcasite
Coat it with something, it'll oxidize very easily and eventually fall into dust if it is marcasite.
The rainbow specimen might be chalcopyrite. Kal-co-pyrite
still waiting for the first dinosaur 😉
your instagram links seems broken and i cant find you.. same for twitter (help)
I've fixed it! Thank you so much for noticing!
@@EmGems you are most welcome :)
You need to use a sharp chisel to break them more perfectly. Investigate what acids wooud work on those pyrite nodules. It would be interesting to see if you could get rid of the dark material and leave golden pyrite. I have no idea if it would work but worth a try.
Definitely! I will do some research into it :)
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