Found a huge chunk of pyrite in Oregon during a wildfire suppression operation. Too big to move, too busy to properly mark the site, it remains lost to me out there.
I own a pyrite anmonite, it’s beautiful. I bought it at a gem and mineral show where I swore I would not buy any pyrite. It was the first thing I bought
I have one of those pyritized Brachiopods on my shelf, as well as a pyrite sun. Both bought years ago at Bancroft. Off to Holzmaden tomorrow so I'll see what I find there.
Really interesting. I once drove past and then stopped at a petrified forest in Northern Qatar. It was amazing. A stone forest shape in the desert over a large area. Thanks for the channel.
A fun topic idea: how gemstone-quality ammolite is created! They too come from fossilised ammonites, but they have a beautiful rainbow-like colour to them! 😊
This perfectly describes the pyrite fossils at the place I go hunting. Good varieties of perfect pyrite ammonites available from jurassic lower lias exposure. Wonderful little things to behold if the pyrite decay is kept at bay. Sadly we've experienced some of our best finds have dissolved into dust and sulfur after a few years in storage.
Yeah Pyrite and oxygen do not mix well as the oxidized forms of sulfur and iron are sulfur dioxide and rust respectively. Thus if you don't keep oxygen at bay the fossils will effectively disintegrate over time.
Many ancient soft bodied Lagerstatten fossils typically formed during periods of high anoxia were fossilized by pyrite after falling into or getting snuffed out by upwelling anoxic waters. This is particularly the case where biological organisms utilizing sulfur and iron based metabolisms are present as they can drive large scale mineral precipitation through anaerobic photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
Camping recently near Overton NV I found a fossilized fruit date that looked exactly like a date with transparent sugar. It appeared the date had been turned into a glass like material. I found also a calm that appeared natural. The living clam dead in the shell died and swelled such that it protruded from the closed shell. I assume heated with no oxygen these objects became glass like and appear natural.
I have been fossil hunting on the Jurassic coast of Dorset, UK and have been lucky enough to find small ammonites which have been pyratised either fully or partially, they are not uncommon at all on the beaches there if you know where to look.
That is great info. I didn't know about these peyote mineralization in fossils. What I woukd be interested in is a How the opalization of bones happened. It seem to go geologically 'fairly quickly'. Isn't there a human skull that localized that was found in Australia. How can that happen?
@@tvviewer4500 there was a diagram which shows what he described it in greater detail. It would have been nice to see balanced chemical equations but this isnt a channel that does that.
Any chance you could chat about the small earthquake swap near Mt. Lassen. I'm curious if you think It was related to the volcanos hydrothermal system.
As a biologist by education, the geology records show that species become extinct regularly and for unknown reasons. And on massive scales. Therefore, there is no reason today to bemoan species becoming extinct. Whether caused by man is no different to being caused by nature. Change is always occurring. Except that all life is based on carbon, the essential element for all life forms.
"there is no reason today to bemoan species becoming extinct" - that does not follow from your premise. You also did not mention that the many extinctions to which you refer happened over many millions of years.
@@Mike-hr6jz proof is an objective term, and is verifiable by anyone who performs the proof, see proof-(noun) in your dictionary. If proof were subjective then it wouldnt be proof, it would merely be an unverifiable assertion based on other personally anecdotal experiences.
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I have a pyratized ammonite in my collection. It's 100% my favorite piece.
nice, i have a partially opalized ammonite
Careful not having it piratized too!
I also have a pyratized brachiopod. One of my favorite in my collection as well👍
Found a huge chunk of pyrite in Oregon during a wildfire suppression operation. Too big to move, too busy to properly mark the site, it remains lost to me out there.
I own a pyrite anmonite, it’s beautiful. I bought it at a gem and mineral show where I swore I would not buy any pyrite. It was the first thing I bought
Thanks! I never knew these kinds of fossils before. It is amazing how much variety there is with fossils!
I have opalized petrified wood in my collection. Gorgeous! Thanks for the explanation!
I have one of those pyritized Brachiopods on my shelf, as well as a pyrite sun. Both bought years ago at Bancroft. Off to Holzmaden tomorrow so I'll see what I find there.
Great video. I collect fossils in Kentucky and have found a couple metallic brachiopod fossils. Always wondered what they were.
Amazing! Extra interesting episode today, thank you!
Now that's pretty amazing! I never knew such a thing existed.
I have several opalized ammonite pieces. One is a beautiful mostly red opalized shell.
As I watched this, I found myself thinking about Primo Levi’s book ‘The Periodic Table’ - short stories, each inspired by a chemical element.
Really interesting. I once drove past and then stopped at a petrified forest in Northern Qatar. It was amazing. A stone forest shape in the desert over a large area. Thanks for the channel.
This is your best video so far. Thanks Tangmo for coming on the show.
I have a couple of opalized clams, but have never seen the pyrite examples. Thank you.
*_Loved Chemistry Cycles of the different minerals, sea water and resulting Fossil's._*
A fun topic idea: how gemstone-quality ammolite is created! They too come from fossilised ammonites, but they have a beautiful rainbow-like colour to them! 😊
I spent a lot of time up in the opal fields of Australia and the coolest opals to me were the fossils.
This perfectly describes the pyrite fossils at the place I go hunting. Good varieties of perfect pyrite ammonites available from jurassic lower lias exposure. Wonderful little things to behold if the pyrite decay is kept at bay. Sadly we've experienced some of our best finds have dissolved into dust and sulfur after a few years in storage.
Yeah Pyrite and oxygen do not mix well as the oxidized forms of sulfur and iron are sulfur dioxide and rust respectively. Thus if you don't keep oxygen at bay the fossils will effectively disintegrate over time.
Wow! That's good to know!
This phenomenon is pretty awesome.
Very succinct overview, thank you
I love your gem and mineralogy videos!
Fascinating and beautiful! Thank you for this video.
I've seen some of these before at a gem exhibit. It's really cool
More minerals videos please
Many ancient soft bodied Lagerstatten fossils typically formed during periods of high anoxia were fossilized by pyrite after falling into or getting snuffed out by upwelling anoxic waters. This is particularly the case where biological organisms utilizing sulfur and iron based metabolisms are present as they can drive large scale mineral precipitation through anaerobic photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
I have one of these brachiopods in my collection. Love it!
amazing vid!
Some living gastropods use dissolved iron from deep sea vents to form a sort of scale mail over their foot.
Beautiful fossils. I'm going to start looking for one for my rock collection.
Camping recently near Overton NV I found a fossilized fruit date that looked exactly like a date with transparent sugar. It appeared the date had been turned into a glass like material. I found also a calm that appeared natural. The living clam dead in the shell died and swelled such that it protruded from the closed shell. I assume heated with no oxygen these objects became glass like and appear natural.
I absolutely luv the rich fossil record you e shown here
I actually have a coprolite fossil that had been replaced by pyrite, which is rather cool.
I have been fossil hunting on the Jurassic coast of Dorset, UK and have been lucky enough to find small ammonites which have been pyratised either fully or partially, they are not uncommon at all on the beaches there if you know where to look.
Opal fossils are awesome, should look into Justin at black opal direct, he cuts opal and has a video showing opalised fossils
I’d love to see a video about the crater of Xico in Mexico
Always good. Thank you.
Agreed.
Woah I need one 😮
yorkshire has a lot of pyritized fossils
That is great info. I didn't know about these peyote mineralization in fossils.
What I woukd be interested in is a
How the opalization of bones happened. It seem to go geologically 'fairly quickly'. Isn't there a human skull that localized that was found in Australia. How can that happen?
Have you ever looked at the local minerals to where the fossil was found. The Red Sea is named after the iron deposits.
Pyrite can only coat living beings in a very HOT environment. It is a pyroxene, minerals formed in high heat.
Really cool
Are large portions of petrified wood valuable?
Chemistry is cool!
Awesome 😮
Goals! I need to find myself one.
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First! Love your content!
Almost like the copper scorpion.
how does it come to replace the elements? What is the processes?
He explained it in video. As the original elements dissolve, the new ones crystalize in their place
@@justinpyle3415 understood, but how? what is the process?
@@tvviewer4500 there was a diagram which shows what he described it in greater detail.
It would have been nice to see balanced chemical equations but this isnt a channel that does that.
Yeah piritized fossils are cool. But why no one is talking about uraninitized fossils? Fossils consisting of uranium oxide?
Any chance you could chat about the small earthquake swap near Mt. Lassen. I'm curious if you think It was related to the volcanos hydrothermal system.
Almanor earthquake?
i wants one
Interesting hypotheses . . . how were they tested?
cool
Mount Diablo ca
Ewww! The announcer’s accent is jacked 😂
As a biologist by education, the geology records show that species become extinct regularly and for unknown reasons. And on massive scales. Therefore, there is no reason today to bemoan species becoming extinct. Whether caused by man is no different to being caused by nature. Change is always occurring. Except that all life is based on carbon, the essential element for all life forms.
"there is no reason today to bemoan species becoming extinct" - that does not follow from your premise. You also did not mention that the many extinctions to which you refer happened over many millions of years.
@@TheDanEdwards "extinctions to which you refer happened over many millions of years." Nowhere did I mention overnight extinction.
CO2. The planet needs more in the atmosphere, not less.
I've seen this before and thought someone painted it and threw it back out into the rocks
Prehistoric skins
Most living beings were silica based when temperatures were higher on Earth. No mineral replacement THEORIES needed, read old histories.
Which old histories? Also, pyrite isnt silicon based so i think your assertion lacks even the basic concepts of what was discussed.
Ummm, no.
Your S's are ear piercing bro
More proof of a great flood that would cause this reaction
"proof" - that word does not mean what you seem to think it means.
Lol 🤪
@@justinpyle3415 right back at ya
@@Mike-hr6jz proof is an objective term, and is verifiable by anyone who performs the proof, see proof-(noun) in your dictionary.
If proof were subjective then it wouldnt be proof, it would merely be an unverifiable assertion based on other personally anecdotal experiences.
It's going to take a little more time for my mind to wrap around this information 😮