Colorado Science: Researchers discover secret to Castle Rock's longevity
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science researchers found that Castle Rock’s durability is due to microscopic amounts of the colorful gemstone opal.
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Seeing a dude licking rocks at 7am is really going to brighten my whole day
That’s the most Colorado statement I’ve ever heard.
When the water faucet or water fountain on the other side of the room just won't do.
Glad we could help
A small spray bottle of water means I am not a Geologist
I liked it
So the kids constantly being told not to lick rocks were just geologists in the making?
Seriously though, geology is fascinating. I chose to take it as one of my science courses in undergrad and the lab was so fun. For our exams we were given samples and had to identify the minerals by conducting certain tests.
2:15 in honor of the (probably dozens) of geologists and geology students who have licked that rock before you. Salute!
If 1 of them had Hep B, they all have it now.
Yeah whatever. Pass the bowl, chump.
Could carry a damp cloth !?
@@justjane2070 let’s be honest here, seeing him rub it with a damp cloth wouldn’t be nearly as fun
This is the clearest explanation of this I have seen. Now it makes sense. I've read a handful of news articles that were poorly written and really didn't know what they were talking about..
thanks!
I like how you called the uplifted layers, "tiramisu"
I would have went with "lasagna"
Then went and licked it.
I don't.
The opal in the rock was beautiful!
I’m happy to learn things like this
Never before has soil stratification sounded so delicious!! 😘🤌😋
Sees rock, calls it tiramisu, licks it.
"Mmh, tastes like arsenic."
Spinel is main source of mercury!
I love this guy! Genuinely excited by studying geology and communicating it to others and it's contagious. I forgot where I first heard geologists lick their minerals but now I can say that's confirmed. I suppose you can tell something from the flavor as well. Anyway, rock on man and please make more videos!
It’s 3am, I need to sleep.
(watches video of a man licking a rock)
If anyone's interested in an opal site open to the public, there's the Royal Peacock Opal Mine in Nevada, where for a fee you can dig your own opal.
Thanks!
That was my thought!
Idk if I ever saw Randy Marsh lick a rock. South Park needs to remedy this.
Notice that the opal chunk he waves around IS NOT FROM COLORADO. It is from Australia. The Colorado opal is common opal, and has no flash of color. The Colorado opal is basically a whitish color. Common opal is found all over the world.
That was a 500+ carat specimen easily.
> Spends 3 minutes hyping CO geology
> Very first sample shown is Australian
> 🤪
I learned this phrase from a Professor in Geology at CC: Me: hey prof, what's this rock? Prof: it's a leaverite, leaver her right where you found it! ❤
Castlewood Canyon State Park is covered in the layer of opal that is white that you find covering many square feet of the rock in exposed portions.
I'm just passing through and don't have much to do with Colorado but this was still very informative and funny, the geology there is amazing.
Spent three years hiking all over Central rockies,,co.....North of pikes peak,,,,,..........just unbelievable area,diverse as ever,...❤1980-83.....,,,,
Great video!
I love Castle Rock! Its beautiful in the fall
did you wash that slab before or after you licked it? that's why we carry spray bottles or sponges when we set up at rock swaps. i'm a big fan of the Crestone conglomerate.
Disgusting, really, why put human bacteria all over it when plain water would have done the same.
My grandmother lived in Conifer, Co. In the summer i would visit her for a week or two and hike all
Over the mountain she built her house on. Across the dirt road from her driveway was rock formations that had very distinct
Footprints of dinosaurs!
Very interesting thanks for sharing
It’s important because understanding it can lead to new building materials.
I spent childhood in Manitou Springs, Colorado. And that means the Garden of the Gods! That's as far as my geology knowledge went at the time. I have seen Castle Rock, too. I love the Rockies. (That polished conglomerate face is beautiful.)
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop .
748. I've done it.
tootsie rock*
Way fewer than to get to the opal in a conglomerate rock.
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@@garyhenderson7334 Citation needed :D
The haircut gives rock-licking rights.
Dude you left a rock Kudos to you
Teacher, "Don't like the radioactive ones." Student, "How do we tell." Teacher, "I'll tell you tomorrow..."
Im glad I'm not the only one who licks rocks! 😊❤
Very cool!!
Maybe somebody should introduce geologists to damp cloths or wet rags. On the other hand, these guys would be really useful anytime there’s a need for cleanup in aisle five.
😍😋 I LOVE 🪨 ROCKS and I’m always keeping an eye on them. Excellent video 👍🏽
Very cool
Other scientists joke about tasting or playing with the materials they're studying while geologists, in all seriousness, are just like "... Have you licked it yet?" Dorky kids playing with rocks becoming badass adults playing with rocks :) Love it.
Cool!
Would love to see an image of the matrix under a microscope.
Isn't it shown at 3:41?
@@curiosity19 - YES!
Chalcedony is Opal matrix?!
I had no idea! Cool!
His hair looks like he rode a really fast roller coaster to work
That’s called Colfax Avenue
Ends up this kid was actually just studying the windows, and I didn't even know...
Colorado. Have not been there. Sounds great. Only past few years gotten into geology.
You can visit. But please don’t stay. There’s too many people now
I was born here
You could just use water on a towel lol
Technically, opal is a mineraloid, not a mineral, because it doesn't have a characteristic crystal lattice, but is instead amorphous.
Technically the Rocky Mountains or not actually Rock, I would presume
Can you explain why he called opal chalcedony? I can’t find anything saying they are the same or similar in anyway. Is it opal or chalcedony?
@@pupfish_ He is confused or something. Opal is softer. I am guessing he means Jasper or seam agate.
Who is the speaker?
Let me lick this sample to better understand the distribution of various lead and arsenic deposits this specific formation is famous for.
Hello geologist, I want to send you a rad and real friendship bracelet, from the rocky erratics of north idaho! Keep stackin' dem bracelets, thanks for the conglomerate of information, adios.
opal and chalcedony are same thing ?? I thought common opal was a silicate and chal was a form of quartz??
Maybe that’s how ancients made mega structures? Mud and opal dust! 🙃
Love to hear how similar they may be to the East!
💙
Randy Marsh!
Yum!
First thing geologist do when they find something millions of years old, and buried in dirt, is to lick it 😂
This was strange
I wish I could have been a geologist
Seems like those scientists need water.
Geologist's lick their rocks? So does my dog and my girlfriend...
Where was the volcano that the volcanic event originated from?
Excellent question!
Probably the supervolcano vent that blew its lid over 6 times as it migrated north to presently in the Yosemite area of Wyoming.
Where it is now,and it's still moving,Yosemite Lake in the last decade has moved over 1000 feet for example.
The last eruption was 550,000 years ago.
Hope that is the last one.
Spray water from bottle :P
Engaging and awesome! True geologist - lick the rocks!
My kid is a Geologist 👍
dude really licked that rock lol
I only baaarrrely touch on "crystal-infused" stonework in my series of books, but it's definitely inferred for not-so-obvious yet still very logical reasons.
🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨
"We lick rocks."
~Geologists
That dude has a weird search history. Bet
Just make sure you don't lick cinnabar. 🤣😱
So who washes or sanitizes the licked rocks? I hope nobody is out there licking malachite or selenite. 😅
So you are not allowed to puck up a rock and take it home ?
Or, hear me out, you could spray it with a water bottle! 😂
So many words to say so little; must be a talent. 😒
So, I guess the saying *isn't* "Go kick rocks!" if you're a geologist....
You could of just used a sponge bro
My man! Get a sponge!
If you're on the fence about getting a membership to the Nature & Science Museum (old name was better), just remember that at least once a year they'll let you go and poke around through the vaults, photographing or sketching stuff pretty much at your leisure. Unfortunately even members don't get to lick the rocks, despite how delectable some specimens appear :.(
I can’t find anything saying that Opal is Chalcedony? Can someone explain plz
are those giant chunks of cobalt behind him? or is that lapis?
What does the job entail
I had to stop the video and go the the comments when he started licking rocks.
Sheesh, just pour water on it.
Consider washing rocks
Tiramisu? 🤔
the land belongs to the people the people can take Frome the land that witch they please
Why are you using a sample from Australia? Use your actual rock with an opal matrix
I need permission to pick up rocks??
Woohoo, I guessed correctly 🤗
2:03 Don't tell people to lick rocks, some are poisonous.
You could have used like water …
I have a passionate hatred for people who lick things that others will have to touch later. I mean it's 2024, we know the importance of hygiene and water is easily available everywhere.
Would it be inappropriate to say that this fellow might’ve become a geologist in order to lick things that are rockhard? Would that be crossing a line?
Interesting! A thousand meters underneath it might be hidden a large mineral deposit, most likely gold and copper.
After that licking the rock, I couldn’t hear anything else. Sorry, just use a damp cloth or something.
And what do WE call it when we cut a small bit off to view what may be hidden inside?
We call them "windows".
Therefore, we are windowlickers.
I'm a proud, practicing windowlicker.
😁🤙🏻
Geologist here. I’m curious what the reactions of the general public will be (I’m the first one to react apparently), because I believe this is a confusing story. To begin with: Conglomerate isn’t defined. To go from not explaining what it is to thin sections and opal cement is 3 giant jumps into an unknown abyss.
And yes, I’ve been to CO more than once but sadly not (yet) to your museum
I am perhaps an unrepresentatively scientifically literate sample of the audience, but this being a production of a PBS station, perhaps not. I learned what conglomerate is in elementary school, so I had no problem following what he was explaining. In fact, I found it refreshing that the video doesn't assume total ignorance on the part of the audience.
Can you explain why he said opal is chalcedony? I have never heard that before and can’t find anything saying they are the same mineral?
It’s the same
@@eckosters how?
@@pupfish_ Opal and chalcedony are both amorphous (non-crystalline) forms of silica (silicon dioxide), the same mineral that makes up quartz crystal, and they are both deposition products of silica-rich water underground. The only real difference between them is the size and structure of the deposition products, which in opal specifically consist of nanoparticles that are of a size near the wavelengths of visible light, such that the particles form a sort of diffraction grating that reflects and absorbs visible light with opal's characteristic "flashes" of color.
Chemists don't need to lick stuff to figure out what it is.
Great, now people are going to chip away at Castle Rock because of your video
This dude has definitely done more then just lick those rocks.
I have been digging in my property for a few years now.
It’s clear that Colorado was once impacted by a serious amount of FAST moving water.
How many people licked that rock
Noted 📝 get permission to pick up rocks 🪨
It's not billions of years.
So now a bunch of dorks are gonna break the place down anyway.