I Bought a Bunch of Rocks From Amazon so You Don't Have to…
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- I have seen a lot of rocks, gemstones, and minerals for sale on Amazon and I decided to buy some and see if they are worth it! The rocks I focused on were rocks that I could tumble. I wanted to see what kind of rocks I would get, what their quality would be, and if they are any good to tumble.
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I think the most amazing thing is how you are able to piece together a video that takes months to film. I can barely keep track of what I have tumbling in each barrel. Good job.
Thank you so much! It is honestly a lot-so it’s nice when someone notices! 😊
I refer to those rocks that are most difficult to identify as “mystery” rocks. Great conversational pieces to display.
Those mysterious rocks enhance any rock collection, thus becoming an enchanting collection of mystery rocks…
Oh great idea!
I am a rock lover. I go to a rock shop to get some of my rocks. It's only 11 miles from my home. I haven't ever tumbled them. Not that I haven't wanted to. Loved all the rock polished. I buy lots of small one to use in jewelry I make. Good job.
I bought 6 pounds of a mix from Amazon and had stones ranging in hardness from 3 to 7. I just started tumbling and, thanks to you and a couple other great channels, I knew not to just throw them all together into the barrel. I had many that looked to be in similar shape to yours upon arrival. Still tumbling most of them. The softer ones will have to wait until I have more of similar hardness. Its nice to see what I got looks to be typical quality. Thanks, Ariel, for another great video!
Came for the rocks and stayed for the kitty cameo🥰 lol I love your videos and your kitty is so adorable
Love when you tumble and show the results. Could watch 2 hour video . God’s handy work is amazing.
I just started tumbling in April, thanks to your videos by the way, and found out about hardness real quick with one of those "mixes". I had no idea how tiny some of them would end up because I tumbled them for too long. I did buy some of those banded agates that you showed. I haven't tumbled them all but the ones I have are beautiful. So I've learned how to test the hardness on the ones I have and am ready to experiment after the batch of agates I'm doing now. When I started I was all about the pretty colors. Now, it's all about the agates! I had no idea rocks could be so beautiful! Thanks for getting me hooked! LOL
Yesss that’s what I like to hear!! Best hobby in the game 😎
someone may have said this but the clear glass like one in the beginning is probably clear calcite :)
Ohh good to know thank you!
Maybe girosol opal.
Given the conchoidal fracture on all surfaces, calcite seem unlikely although possible, dolomite seems more likely. Put over line and turn various ways and if goes double, Iceland spar (calcite). You need to have good ID book such as "National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: North America". Pocket guide books seldom tell you what rarer minerals could be confused for the one they are describing.
Calcite would be lighter
@@katielyb not that much 2.7 vs 2.8-2.9 Optical tests are required to distinguish calcite from dolomite.
I like how you referenced a "worry stone".. Not many people know that term. My dad and grandpa both carried one.
I really dig what yer doing.. Keep it up!
Oh that’s awesome! Worry stones are pretty cool-I didn’t know the term was uncommon!
@@AgateAriel I think it might be a Midwest thing.. Kinda like euchre.. Lol
Lots of stores are selling them as fidgets now.
@@reece8864 I'd heard of "worry stones" in the UK decades ago, so while maybe not everyone has heard of them, it's not just a regional thing.
That rock you said was rusted on the outside... You need to look where it was cut with a magnifying glass... That's seam quarts that has sulfieds in it... Meaning iron pyrite and iron sulfate.... That's GOLD ore you have there
I’ve heard for the last three decades or so it is illegal to export Botswana agate in rough form hence the pre-tumble.
you are so positive and fun to watch, thank you for putting out such fun, relaxing, light content ♡
You are so welcome!
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: I forgot how much fun rock polishing is! Now, that I no longer have a rock shop... I have to buy mine already polished. I love my polished rock collection! I made sure all my nieces and nephews had polished rocks, crystal, and fossil collections! I hope to have instilled in them an intrest in the wonders of our geological world!
Hi. The pieces at 1:40 could be calcite. It's much lighter weight than quartz and can be transparent, translucent or even a variety of different colors. The two pieces at 2:30 are definitely yellow calcite. I have a couple of smaller specimens just like that. The piece at 2:44 is chalcedony. The pieces at 3:06 have a shimmery quality similar to Labradorite. The dull parts of the amethysts is called the "matrix" stone.
Please don't take this the wrong way, but me and my daughter think you look like a cartoon character...because you're so adorable, I promise 😂its a compliment, I mean it that way, anyways...lol❤
Haha well thank you! 😂
She needs a mascot...Scooby-Doo and Peppermint Patty...😊
You re just right.
Even if she was sawing rats intestins, I'd be watching it.
Its YT, its all about IMAGE, and that smile is magnetic.
Absolutely love your enthusiasm, it's infectious ❤
I think they mean you have an expressive face 😂 @@AgateAriel
Quartz will scratch glass, so you can check to see if that clear mineral is quartz or not by scratching the obsidian.
A handy kit to have around is estimate hardness.
- Fingernail 2.5
- Penny 3.5
- Cheap pen knife 5.5
- Float glass 6
- ceramic plate 7.5
From harness 1 to 10
Talk
Gypsum
Calcite
Fluorite
Apatite
Orthoclase (feldspar)
Quartz
Topaz
Corundum
Diamond.
I definitely should have done that!! Thanks for sharing!
Mose hardness scale.
@@davidweisschadel Mohs
It's clearly selenite
@@mikec9763 selenite is water soluble. Also that did not look like selenite (from every piece I've seen in most stores or online, and ones I've had).
15:38 Enter Mau Mau..."Wow you have rocks...Exciting as paint drying"😂😅😂. "Do they run, so I can chase them?"😅😂😅
I did not realize it took so much effort to make rocks shiny! Thank you for your informative video!
Your videos are so very helpful to me as a novice rock tumbler. I tend to move my rocks along in the process despite them being a little rough, and you have made me much more patient about waiting until they are ready. Thank you!
I'm so glad you know what you're doing Ariel cos I was completely lost after 2 minutes 😂
🤣🤣
Agate ariel: the heroine who asks the questions we have been wondering
Another super duper extraordinary tumbling session, with the queen of swooshing rocks. They ended up beautiful. I loved the magical cleaning of one of the rock batches. Lots of great tips, and finished rocks. Lots of bubbly rock juice and rock banter. Keep being you. I agree local rock shops will allow you to pick all the stones to your liking, but thanks for showing us the Amazon selections. The "banded agates" were marvelous, as was the new wash station. 🤗👍😷⚒ See ya next time.😊 ok just one more thing, i promise, maybe. Loved the beautiful cat that appeared like magic. First the feet and then the kitty. Meoooow!
Half your Flourite looked like Aventurine 🤔
And I fear much of the real Flourites completely dissolved in the mix because they are so soft 😢
Yup, fluorite should not go in water.
@@user-gx3nm1en8e no, water doesn't hurt and this mineral is indissoluble in water. But since it's so much softer it wears down much faster than the harder rocks until its gone while the others need still more time.
Another entertaining video! Those Botswana agates are mesmerizing, with exceptional banding and color contrast. Wow! TUMBLE ON!! 😁👍🏻🪨💦
Thank you!!
This hobby takes the patience of a saint. I'll just go to the gem store and buy a shiny rock 🪨!
Thanks again for sharing your wonderful experiences .
You're absolutely charming 😍.
Love watching you geek out on your hobby, thanks for sharing it with us.
What do you do with the rocks once you've tumbled them?
Do you sell them?
Exchange them with other rock-tumbling people?
Turne them into jewelry?
We've bought these same bags of rocks and have had really good results with them.
This is the first of your videos I’ve seen. And I just learned so much of tumbling 😂
Would love a tour of your collection in the back!
A tip you might not know or maybe people watching. Silicon carbide even as it breaks down it's still sharp and grinding. Aluminum oxide wears down and will eventually turn into balls. So silicon carbide is better for removing material in early stages. The aluminum oxide is better for smoothing/polishing stages.
did not know - thank you!
Watching your videos is so satisfying because we get to see from start to finish!😇 Now I've got to fire up my tumbler. Your a master tumbler! See you next time. 😁
Look at the size of pieces of Tiger's Eye you had at 2:21.
Now look at what you had left at 30:33.
You lost like 80% of your material trying to tumble away cosmetic defects.
Tumbling removes material from the entire surface, so if you use it to try to remove sub-surface defects from your rocks, you will lose a TON of material in the process.
4 pounds of the 5 pounds you bought got washed down the drain in that froth.
My hubbys grandma was into rock tumbling. Who knew how much there was to it. Hers were so pretty.
Your rocks always turn out so beautiful!👍👌😊
P.s. A friend of mine gave me a simple tumbler years ago, and my hubby couldn't stand the ongoing sound, even though I took it into the garage. So only tumbled rocks ones.
Thank you for sharing and explaining which rocks go together and showing what happens when there is bruising. I enjoy your videos so much.
I suggest downloading rock identifier, so it can help you identify what is the rock
I totally agree with you, but also needs a crystal book I’ve been doing gem stones for 25yrs with my jewelry
For a new person like me, that has been looking at Amazon for rocks, you really kind of lost me big time in what you was doing.
We just got a new tumbler a few days ago and placed some beach rocks in stage one yesterday.
We are in our late 70's and just want to learn and filling a bucked list of things to do.
Also looking to get a slab saw also.
We have so many questions.
Hi Ariel! I don't know if you are old enough to remember these, but do you remember the plastic sheaths you could slip over colored Easter eggs? Then, when you dipped it in hot water, the plastic would shrink wrap to the egg's shape and leave a picture. I swear some of the agates I have seen online look just like that. Someone takes a rock and shrink wraps some banding on there and good to go. A few of the striped agates looked like it. You would know there is plastic on it, so I don't think this could ever be a real way of selling fake minerals or stones. Just a passing thought in my head! Hope you are well! I love the olive colored rock!
Thank's for showing. Never thought that this process takes so long.
thanks...great way to start the day
Okay...You convinced me! I may not want to tumble. How many months did all of that take (I lost count)? How much grit did you have to use? What do you estimate the cost of tumbling all of those was? Just asking.
You can get some silicone molds and cast those small colorful pebbles in resin.
Your channel is super delightful and entertaining. Your personality is great for what you do. Thank you!!
im not a rock person i dont even know how i got here but for some reason i keep watching your videos. i keep hearing tumbling or something like that.would be great if you could make a video and explain what it is. why you would do it, or not so it, or if this tumbling is a must. no clue i just keep hearing it. i assume its to make the rocks shine? no clue if all rocks need it or if i am wrong but someone like me has no clue what it is
Those powdery looking yellow rocks (“yellow jade”) I’m pretty sure are Aventurine!
Great video, I love watching rock tumbling vids bc they’re just so soothing. Someday I’ll get to making some myself, it’s just ADHD brain and trying to remember to film each cycle 😂
And as always, you’re just super adorable and such a delight!
Obsidian, agate, and jasper are indeed all tge same hardness. Also, you should not tumble fluorite at all, not just because it's hardness is 4, but because it will ceumble if you keep it in water for an extended period of time.
Sorry for the typos...
Hey Ariel! I absolutely love your videos but this is my favourite so far I would loveeee to see more just like this one
☺️☺️ Thank you from the UK🇬🇧❤
You should consider getting a textile gun to get all of the grit out of the cracks, trust me it’s a game changer.
Love the banded agates!! Do you ever just grind off some of the 'acne' before you tumble?
Thanks for the vids Ariel enjoying the content and the big smile keep ‘em coming 😊
So beautiful all of them. So much more fun finding them yourself though!😊 thank you for your excellent content! Such a smart brain.
Really interesting stuff I'm not a rock hound but I do enjoy stuff about opals and how gold comes from quartz, I subscribed anyway I might learn a few things ❤
The best rocks to tumble are Petrified wood jade agate. I think that was lime stone the right corner one. I found some beach Petrified wood that was polished my the ocean tide so
Just found your channel and omg this is sooooo fun to watch!
Very good video 😊👍 and so pretty rocks 😊
I’ve actually gotten pretty lucky with a lot of my Amazon crystals. To the extent I buy most of my tumbling stones on there. It’s just about finding a seller you like for each type and sticking with them. I’ve had the best luck when buying amethyst, rose quartz, and moss agate. I never buy mixed lots, only single stone types.
The dark red stuff you said was jasper, is actually jaspetite Hematite and jasper mixed. Not as desired but polishes nice. Especially a maroon and red with orange jasper streaks! NICE!
You may have answered this 100x over. I hope you don’t mind my asking again.
Where do you empty your slug water? I know you can’t put it down a drain. Where do you dump it when your stones are rinsed from the tumblers especially in the winter when it’s very cold and icy out?
Thank you for your answer. Or any viewers.
I had no idea tumbling took so long gosh! Love your videos from Wales Uk xx
A lot of very nice stones ! great job
Thank you!
Thanks for experimenting for us!! Gotta edit in some dj record scratches when you spin your rocks!!!
Oh, and on the 3 pounder. Shipping is strange... some folks (companies) want a good reputation so they will go 'over' and perhaps est some of the shipping... others would rather be spot on so as to avoid hitting the next rate zone.
I really like your videos - they are relaxing. Ever see that old movie 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' ? I feel that you'd like it a lot. 😁
Usually carries flour gold so carefully scan it in darker areas and around any metallic looking sections.... Could end up doing a vid on it alone... Lol😅
The Botswana agates are really cool! They look like they have little tubes going through them and polish up like a mirror!
When she picked up the yellow jade my brain immediately went to moldy hard cheese.
This makes me want to get into rock tumbling 😍
Striped agate, Amethyst, rose quartz and tiger eye....love those.
Ok, girl, I have a question for you. My husband and I went to one of those Amazon liquidation places, and my husband found a giant box that we knew were rocks of some kind based on the weight and sound, and it was only $3 so I figured why not.
What we got was a giant box of raw quartz, pretty low quality, some with droozy…and now I’m wondering what is the best way to go about refining them. I don’t want the droozy to disappear from the larger pieces.
My question is do you think tumbling is the best way to go? I have a small tumbler I inherited from my dad, and tumbling all of them to a polish will most likely take months. Is it worth it?! Is there something else I can try with some of them?? I don’t have all of the equipment you have. I really wish I could cut some of them in half….
You could definitely try tumbling them! I have heard about putting silicone over the druzy parts to stop them from tumbling and then you just peel it off when you’re done, but I haven’t personally tried it before!
@@AgateAriel ooh! I think I will try that and see what happens!! Thank you! Even if we get one beautiful piece out of it, for $3 it will have been worth it.
I had seen and wondered about the rocks on amazon, thanks for sharing
Thank you for sharing such an Excellent video ! I really enjoyed watching ! p.s You are every bit as Beautiful as the rocks you tumble !
From Australia, new to all this.Am learning so much from you. And how you do your video quick, and experiment. I have to find the mum and pop stores around here. Thanks Jane
Stop please im falling in love... you ROCK
Good job! Thanks for the great video!
I hope you get to purchase some REAL aussie opal from my beautiful country one day 🙏🏼🇦🇺🙂 Love your videos,bubbly personality and the knowledge you share with newbies like me!!
I hope so too!
Question: do you have to use mint chocolate chip on step 3 or will any ice cream do? 🤔
Interesting. Different questions: 1. Could you discern glass by polarizing filters or make a hardness test beforehand? 2. How much was the final weight of the processed stones or how much was the total material loss in percent ? 3. How much electricity you spend on this whole batch (costs) and the added up costs of the different ingredients ? Thank you !
Wow I thought they looked great after the first round haha shows what I know 😂 ❤
Haha thank you!
😧I can’t believe you put the obsidian in with the rest!! Honestly, I’m not mad at you, you explained, I get it, but how dare you!! 😅
Seriously, thank you for doing this video. People can learn a lot from these “mistakes”. I know I’m learning. ❤
And more ice cream containers... You should get a sponsorship with Bryers or Blue Bell. :)
Bahaha 100% 🤣
* Furry feets appear in frame* Me: OHMYGOD A KITTY CAAAAAT
How many total weeks/months are involved here? Awesome video showing the important process of checking what can move on from stage 1. Higher quality rocks would result in a shorter process overall. I have found that rocks that come in assortment almost always improperly mix hardness levels. Have you ever purchased a large rock and had the rock store crush it into smaller raw rocks for tumbling?
new video I have been waiting for this moment :P
Hope you enjoyed it!
I would be very wary of overfilling your barrels and putting more weight in them than the tumber is designed for. I learned this the hard way when I burnt up the motors on two different tumblers by overfilling them and putting more stress on the motor than it was designed to handle.
Hi Ariel! I Just watched your video with you cutting open some agates and was impressed by what was found inside. Can you please tell me what type of blade you use in your saw to make those great cuts? Thank you so much!
OMG that cat with its little socks at 15:42 😍
thanks for the timecode; was watching at 1.5 speed and missed it.
Geez! the time it takes to make these😅. Very beautiful results tho.
Y am i watching this and can’t stop.
More like time to buy from Amazon because boy do they deliver!
Love your videos!❤
I was wondering if you have ever tumbled Labradorite? That is one of my favorite stones. They are so beautiful.
with the right cut, that yellowish cat eye feels like it can be valuable
Alright I'll be the one to say it, you're getting exactly what you're getting from whichever small online seller you like they source them from the same places you're most likely getting exactly what you think you're buying unless it's severely mismarked.
Your hubby must really love you .all thoes rocks❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😅😅
Any tips for a newbie tumbler how to know the hardness of the various rocks? 😅
I am curious about what you do with your leftover slurry. Especially what seems like it would contain micro-plastics by the end of the tumbling process. Would the rock slurry itself have any use as fertilizer? Are there any environmental regulations that apply?
Wow I really loved watching this video
I have a love hate relationship with amethyst. It's beautiful but it is one of the most frustrating stones, right up there with rubies. Those finally broke my spirit and I put the hobby away for awhile. Thanks for getting my attention!
I have a slight crush on this hounder
Can volcanic rock be tumbled to shiny?
That's a big question. First find out which types of volcanic rocks you have.
They look really nice, our tumbling never really went well back in the day.
But.. how are you disposing of the slag/froth? I ask as I thought you were dumping in a barrel until you went outside. With all the focus on micro-plastics and stuff, is there an alternative that can be used that can survive the tumbling process?