Your videos are always put together so well! The transitions and cuts from one topic to another is masterful. Love seeing you improve with every video published. Also - excellent timing to release this since you mentioned “For All Mankind” ^_^ bravo! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
What a truly humble man. Thank you yet again for your wonderfully diverse content. So much to yet learn. Greetings to all, from Dimboola, in Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺 😊.
Can we all take a moment to appreciate this channel and this wonderful man for taking such an interest in the most amazing gem on the planet? Also, I took a photo in LR of the ground and quoted it as looking like mars, I wish I could share the photo here
The oxidised iron is proof there was an atmosphere containing oxygen on Mars. Oxygen, on Earth came from microbial action, so, it appears, there was life on Mars too.
So opal fossils get turned into stone first then the stone turns to opal. I wonder if that's part of the reason opalised fossils rarely have 'play of colour' ad it takes twice as long as the surrounding rock
Interesting theory! The lack of colour in most fossils is a numbers game; most opal is common opal so most opalised fossils are opalised in common opal. Not sure about opalised fossils taking twice as long to form, would need to run that past the palaeontologists 👍
Not sure about a black light, but Perserverance does have UV lasers for chemical identification! www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-perseverance-pays-off-back-home (about half-way down that article). Thanks for watching and commenting, really appreciate it!
@@CuriosityMine thanks for the article, could they use a deep uv laser to scan inside an opal mine?. Or a strong uv light that rotates 360 degrees with a videocamera that is on a all terrian buggy that is remote controlled could scan old mines for opal that are too dangerous to go inside. Or help miners with existing mines look for opal they have missed.
@scottishwifie14 I’m really hoping to make a video at some point soon about the fluorescent properties of opal (and other minerals), hopefully we’ll be able to answer some of your questions!
Opal is amazing
Could not agree more! Thanks for watching. 😁
Your videos are always put together so well! The transitions and cuts from one topic to another is masterful. Love seeing you improve with every video published.
Also - excellent timing to release this since you mentioned “For All Mankind” ^_^ bravo! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks so much Marj, really appreciate the positive feedback! “For All Mankind” is such a fun series, can’t wait to catch up to the latest season! 😁😁
Great and informative video as always Russel. I remember reading about Mars and opals years ago and musing.
Thanks Ana! It’s such a fun topic, I hope one day we might be able to see samples of the actual thing!
What a truly humble man. Thank you yet again for your wonderfully diverse content. So much to yet learn. Greetings to all, from Dimboola, in Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺 😊.
Thanks so much Nancy, appreciate your time as always. 😁
Great video as always. Cheers.
Thank you so much, always appreciated.
Mad production value, cheers Russ
Thanks so much! 😁
Fantastic Russell xx
Thanks Leisa, appreciate it as always 😁
great comparison mate very interesting
Thanks so much! Much appreciated as always. 😁👍
Great job man.
Thanks so much!
I loved this video and subscribed. It's fascinating how geology is formed. I hope it gets many more views.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the positive feedback and your subscription. 😁
Can we all take a moment to appreciate this channel and this wonderful man for taking such an interest in the most amazing gem on the planet? Also, I took a photo in LR of the ground and quoted it as looking like mars, I wish I could share the photo here
Thanks so much Aaron, really appreciate the positive feedback! The Ridge definitely has an otherworldly look to it, it’s such a unique place. 😁
I would bet that Mars has precious opal. What fun would it be to discover it!
I hope we’ll see the genuine article soon from one of the sample retrieval missions! Thanks for watching. 😁
The oxidised iron is proof there was an atmosphere containing oxygen on Mars. Oxygen, on Earth came from microbial action, so, it appears, there was life on Mars too.
Absolutely. Thanks so much for watching and commenting, much appreciated.
Great vid .
Thanks so much Brian!
So opal fossils get turned into stone first then the stone turns to opal. I wonder if that's part of the reason opalised fossils rarely have 'play of colour' ad it takes twice as long as the surrounding rock
Interesting theory! The lack of colour in most fossils is a numbers game; most opal is common opal so most opalised fossils are opalised in common opal. Not sure about opalised fossils taking twice as long to form, would need to run that past the palaeontologists 👍
Could they have put a blacklight on the rover so when it's dark they could see if anything glows.
Not sure about a black light, but Perserverance does have UV lasers for chemical identification! www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-perseverance-pays-off-back-home (about half-way down that article). Thanks for watching and commenting, really appreciate it!
@@CuriosityMine thanks for the article, could they use a deep uv laser to scan inside an opal mine?. Or a strong uv light that rotates 360 degrees with a videocamera that is on a all terrian buggy that is remote controlled could scan old mines for opal that are too dangerous to go inside. Or help miners with existing mines look for opal they have missed.
@scottishwifie14 I’m really hoping to make a video at some point soon about the fluorescent properties of opal (and other minerals), hopefully we’ll be able to answer some of your questions!
@@CuriosityMine that’s great thanks look forward to seeing more videos. I love opal.
Ola, tenho 30gramas de opala de um fossil ainda desconhecido... Acredito que seja um tipo de crustacio ou molusco. Como posso entrar em contato?
Australia has a rusty desert
And so does Mars! 😁