Mineral From Hell & 13 More Deadly Gems
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- Danger Ahead! Today's videos explores some of the deadliest gemstones ever found and one gem that has been declared the "Mineral From Hell"! Our host Rebecca will show off some of the deadliest gems, minerals, specimens and more! And wait til you see the spectacular faceted gem named the "Light of the Desert". Needless to say you don't wanna miss this lethal episode!
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#Gemstones #DeadlyGems #Torbernite
I did a double take when you said Spruce Pine because that's where I grew up. Pretty sure I dug a chunk of that Torbernite stuff out of our rock wall when I was a kid thinking it was an emerald. Now I know why I grew an extra arm.
Lol of course this is legit. Rofl
Which part of your body can you now scratch with ease ??
@@geneticdisorder1900 the middle of my back for sure
An extra arm?!? Sounds handy!
That extra arm is from puberty my friend
Silicosis is also a concern for ceramists who mix their own glazes and clays, as silica is an important part of what makes up your mugs and plates.
They talk about Silicosis products in construction a lot.
It’s been put into the same bracket as Asbestos.
The last part of this video is important and is the aspect that many don’t seem to understand. A mineral’s toxicity is often related to how well-bonded the harmful elements are to the crystal lattice.
Holding a piece of galena with sweaty hands will not cause you to absorb lead into your body because the Pb is fairly well-bonded. But holding cerussite with sweaty hands can actually result in lead being absorbed through the skin and into the bloodstream. There are still other methods of accidental entry into the body such as inhalation of dust, but this fact on the degree of bonding and solubility should calm folks down on holding a specimen of orpiment or malachite.
I often use table salt as an example of chemical bonding. Most people at least know enough about sodium to know that when you'd put it in water it explodes or bursts into flames from seeing videos on the internet, and chlorine from bleach. Two pretty poisonous chemicals that you would really not want to be eating on their own, but bonded together and you get plain old harmless salt. Not sure if I should open this can of worms but it's like the "mercury" in vaccines. Sure it's in there but it is chemically bonded and your body can't access it. So it's just as "poisonous" as the sodium and chlorine in your salt.. Which is not at all.
Rock salt probably kills more people.
This is real interesting to know. Tell me what other minerals have a tight bond with their compounds and others that have a more loose bond
@@sirembrum49thegreatmoth2 a mineral you really should be cautious about is villiaumite (which is a reddish color and can have a similar appearance to rhodochrosite) which is a halide mineral that can so easily be dissolved and absorbed through your skin with a bit of moisture. That one's really toxic. (A lot of other halide minerals and those found in evaporite deposits are like this though, the most obvious example being halite i.e. salt.)
A tightly bonded mineral? Quartz.
@@brentonmah3258 thanks and huh I've heard of that one before. If I ever got one, I don't think I wouldn't handle it at all. Keep it sealed somewhere.
Why does knowing they can hurt me make me want them more. It's not like I want to display it as a power symbol. I just want them for a collection. The rock hound in me is weird.
My Adamite is the most dangerous thing I’ve got in my collection, and I love being able to tell people not to touch it while showing them around 😂
2:38 That animation in the corner illustrating nervous disruption is PRICELESS! Kudos to your graphics artist, and thanks for the laugh!
I remember rubbing two large rough Quartz crystals together as a kid. In a darkened room they flash with light. Oh well, I lived. Great video as always. Rog from Wales U.K. 🏴
Fun!
@Nic yes you can Nic.
Bumblebee jasper is a gorgeous and yet very toxic mineral. I would love it if you included it in a future video :)
Thanks, I was actually just looking at bumblebee rough and maybe Ill rethink that! I wanted to make cabs, they looked beautiful.
@@blakemazzei5014 When you said "Cabs", I was thinking of car cabs for a second, lol! 🤣🤣🤣
That was a cool one to learn about as well! Thanks!
What's wrong with it
@@andreak8384 it contains arsenic
3:45 Phenakite 5:04 Fluorite are harmless, as beryllium and fluorine are safely locked inside the crystals. 5:58 Moonstone does not contain Uranium, it contains Potassium which is very weakly radioactive (but so are bananas).
Ground jade was used to make beauty elixirs and teas in ancient China. It was supposed to keep skin young and supple. The mineral fibers resembled asbestos and had a tendency to harden the skin of the drinker.
Jade, especially in China, can mean many different minerals, but nephrite in particular does have this interlocked fibrous structure. Since its made of amphiboles on the tremolite-actinolite series, and since tremolite is asbestos, it would be harmful to ingest. Other forms of jade don't have this asbestos issue, but in general, nephrite is usually safe enough in its aggregated form of jade. (Just wanted to clarify which particular jade it was)
@@Gizzgy
Especially since Nephrite Jade isn't found in China, closest is of course Myanmar.
@@Gizzgy No, it means jadeite or nephrite. A particular type of yellow-orange chalcedony is called 'huanglongyu', 'yellow dragon jade', but that is widely known to not be 'jade'. It looks nothing like jadeite or nephrite, for one thing.
@@Gems-of-Hope-Rocks No, there's still a fair bit of nephrite in some parts of China. You're thinking of jadeite, which is mainly mined in Kachin state in Myanmar. However, since much of Yunnan (particularly here in Dehong, in Baoshan, and other parts of south-western Yunnan) is closer to the jadeite producing areas of Myanmar than ... nearly all of the rest of China.
@@davidemelia6296 Hey David, so Jadeite is a part of the pyroxene family, and can often be confused for Omphacite jade, or a mixture of the two determined by Raman spectroscopy. For natural yellow jade, likely dickite. There's also black jade, an informal trade term I've heard thrown around to refer to other minerals in the pyroxene family. This is why I didn't say it was *only* Jadeite or Nephrite that is considered jade, since the colloquial use of "jade" can vary depending on the region and Omphacite jade is not either of the two minerals, despite being accepted as jade throughout the trade
When I was a child, I was mesmerized by mercury, and I can't tell you how many thermometers I broke open so I could play with Mercury!!! But the weird thing is, I'm 57 and I feel like I'm 25 and I never get sick. I'm not saying anything is related.
Me too, I would press on it, so it would make small balls of Mercury lol. I broke a least 3 thermometers.
@@jaxnala4837 I'm 59
Same!
Me too...68
Malachite is a favorite of mine, its dust is SUPER harmful when inhaled cuz of its high copper content, so you should be extra careful when working with it, but as long as you're not handling a raw piece you should be fine. of course i only found this out after buying a large (tho thankfully polished) chunk LMAO
So my kid is wearing a malachite bracelet. I think it’s going to get “lost”.
I recently took some specimens home from the local gem society and at home I found out they were arsenic. I had no idea this was a thing and it got me thinking to do something around toxic minerals for the society. Thanks, you made my research so much easier with this video lol
Just put them under glass or even uses a plastic box purchased from Joann or similar stores so you can admires them but not handle. Same with cinnabar.
Ironically arsenic minerals glows under UV as well too.
@@haseo8244 Wonderful information thank you so much!
As a child, I used to find all different types of quartz rocks in the empty lots on each side of our house. I also found them in the woods, beach, and in the ground. It seems they aren’t that prevalent anymore or maybe I need to get out more.
Btw, the full name for silicosis is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, the longest word in the English dictionary containing 45 letters
I had read that arsenic was referred to as inheritance powder in certain circles in the middle ages.
I work in a crystal shop and I have occasionally more or less told someone 'don't lick rocks' because we have a few that are harmful if they get inside your body.
Eh, I've probably licked worse. I mean my coffee scoop is made with uranium. I like my coffee hot. Ba dum tschh
@@7thBatallion 🤣
The fascets on the last stone were awesome!🤩✌️
Me looking at my rock collection scared 👀 but still like🤷🏻♀️ ehh we all have to go some time might as well go out with a good view 💎😂
😂same, same. I'm like... but ita so pretty!!
This is a short crash course for OHS and inorganic chemistry, you can store your radioactive trophies in lead crystals like lead crystal wine glasses and or decanters depending on the size.
That's what I do, with lead crystal wine glass!
@@katyafan I am planning to buy some radioactive trophies and do the same.
@@FatBellyChemist1234 Sounds great!
@Helen Jay,
Thanks for that tip. That 'reason' has never crossed my mind__I just think it's a beautiful way to display gems sometimes. 💎
💖🙌🙌🙌😺
In many cases, the gems are safe unless you are particularizing them in some way, whether it be crushing, using a rock saw, or tumbling them. I’d avoid wearing the most poisonous ones, like cinnabar, or orpiment, or any of the radioactive ones. A couple you forgot that do pop up in geologist collections are serpentine and soapstone. Serpentine consists of asbestos, and soapstone has both talc and a good chance of containing asbestos. These are two minerals you also do not want to particularize. If you like these minerals, just keep them in display cases in your collection, and don’t handle them too often. I never got the “licking rocks” thing that some people do.
crystals like cinnabar are only collectioner pieces they cant be used in jewelry , even stones like malachite which isnt poisonous when tumbled , isnt used in jewelry that much and a lot of jewelry from malachite are actually fake malachite
Back East Soapstone is still used to make woodstoves and stove tops; so it's bad for the workers who cut it, but what happens when it gets so very hot?
Im hoping you can help me as I've been searching everywhere and I keep getting both sides of the answer: is polished arfvedsonite dangerous in anyway due to it being an amphibole and having asbestos in, and is it only dangerous when crushed, broken or anytime dust can be released into the air due to cracks and breakages and not when handled gently or placed under my pillow for nightmares?
I've read everything from - it's one of the best stones to wear and use in meditation for XYZ, to - always wash your hands after handling, only have it as a visual piece due to it being very toxic. However, there are limitless examples of arfvedsonite pendants, earrings, and other types of jewelery as well as so so many options to buy the stone tumbled, in a palmstone or in a terminated point etc. If it is so dangerous surely it wouldn't be made into pendants and hung right under your nose basically? Or am I wrong. I need help as I've fallen in love with a palmstone I bought of it and now I'm worried about sleeping with it in my hand to help nightmares or working with it due to some things I've read (hard to find and not as readily available as the info on the gem as a healing stone is. Any help would be very much appreciated.
@@kurpikakurta but I just bought cinnabar bracelet..
Antozonite, aka "fetid fluorite," is fluorite with some of the fluorine already separated into tiny bubbles. It also has uranium.
That doesn't sound safe.💀
The fluorine gas in Antozonite is due to it’s uranium content. The radiation from uranium and it’s daughters (radium, radon, etc) provides the energy required to knock off fluorine atoms from the fluorite crystal.
Ekanite. I have one locked in my closet shelf. It's only 4 millimeters. It is radioactive due to it's thorium content. Usually a metamict by it's crystal structure being broken down by it's thorium. They're rare but they are usually various shades of green, can be yellow, white, black or red. ☢️💎
@Moho_braccatus that's my Ekanite. The guy who sold me it has them all together put away so if it's 4 millimeters. It's not so bad. But I would love to get the machine that scans how much radiation the Ekanite is showing. I really want to get a crystal of it one day
Beautiful video, always good to see the more hazardous gemstones getting some love
I've always been a fan of Bumblebee Jasper! Incredible orange color, but very full of arsenic! XD
Perfectly fine to wear, just don't eat it.
Thanks for showing these wonderful minerals and the not so nice properties one can encounter in them. Thanks also for not causing alarm and encouraging people to learn as much as they can. You have sparked curiosity, not fear. I applaud!!!
"not causing alarm"
"minerals for HELL!... DEADLY GEMS!!!!!" then at end say it's alright. It's the exact opposite of what you say. clickbait alarm ringing headline. Especially when telling us Quartz (or quars) one of the most commonly collected minerals by amateurs.
Malachite,I have a beautiful specimen in a case that shows it going from a coral looking area into a brittle stalagmite, and I would like to know more minerals with asbestos so I don't accidentally get poisoned 🤢 such as shuktite ? I have a huge specimen but the malachite is dust
Orpiment is the main component of the gemstone “bumblebee jasper” which is safe to touch but the dust produced when cutting it is poisonous
Sphene!!! I love it, but like some Zircons, it can be radioactive.
Malachite with it's relative copper content can be a bugger if it comes in contact with liquids (including water) of a certain ph. The reaction is like a baby deer compared to the minerals in the vid though 😂
I wish people would stop licking rocks out in the field. Not only could it be toxic or radioactive but it can contain a lot of nasty bacteria or parasites.
It’s also not a bad idea to keep some of these crystals in a glass cabinet where kids or animals can’t accidentally put them in their mouths.
Why would someone lick them?
@@lisawest1556 no fucking idea but people do it 😭
@@lisawest1556 I have had that tendency, especialy with gemstone pendants. I don't know why there's the urge to do it, I just occasionally do have the urge. I'll have to break myself of the habbit after hearing this information. I think sometimes it stems from a self-soothing thing, like when stressed or anxious. For some it could be an autism related thing too. Sometimes neurodivergent people are a bit more orally-fixated on sucking on non-food items. I think it would be interesting if there was a study on the why/how/what aspect of it for better understanding. Pica could also be a reason for it... people with Pica have the urge to eat or suck on things totally inedible and harmful for them.
My favourite dangerous mineral would have to be proustite, it forms some beautifully lusterous and aesthetically pleasing crystals.
I loved how at the end, the basic warning was don't smoke, snort, eat nor inject your rocks....good stuff!!
I was a mudlogger in the oil and gas field for over a decade. Most people don't realize all rocks a radioactive or give off a radiation signature. It's just not to harmful levels.
That first picture is actually from the Rock of Ages Granite Quarry in Barre, Vermont. Been there since 1880 and they still quarry there to this day. Hole is hundreds of feet deep.
There’s actually a visitors center there with guided tours.
wow, I am clueless, I have a gem stone collection which I've collected over the years because they are so pretty to look at but I never imagined some could be toxic, great to know this stuff, I need to do more research before I collect anymore so glad I stumbled onto this video.
I knew some of these, but not all of them.
This was super informative and entertaining. Thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed!
I’ve known that Jem was truly outrageous since I was a kid, but what about the holograms? Should there be a warning video about them?
Reminds me of the "zebra jasper" pendant I bought once, aka Chrysotile, aka the most common source of raw asbestos
'There is no danger in handling polished gemstones than contain one of the 3 types of asbestos minerals. Pietersite, serpentine or nephrite. All are used in jewelry. The danger is in breathing the powdered mineral. Most lapidary work is done with water. You should never cut or polish these minerals dry, so you could have a warning on your gemstone listings to let people know not to grind it up and inhale it." 😊✨
It is completely harmless because it has already been turned into a form you can wear. The person that cuts a stone does so with water so they do not breathe in any dust and many stones have been tumbled smooth and then washed. So your pendant cannot harm you at all!!
I rewound it to 2:08 so many times trying to figure out what CD she died listening to before I realized it was a pic of arsenic. Haha
As always amazing,fantastic,magnificent. And knowledgeable thank you. Now I have so many to catch up on thank you
I loved your presentation. Superb!
Glad you liked it!
This is such a great channel. Deserves way more subscribers.
Every video of yours remind me I need little clear boxes for my asbestos rocks. And I will need to be VERY careful when pulling many specimens from the bag they are loose in...
So much information well presented by narrative voice and visuals of pinnacle samples have me inquisitively inspired.
Great video, Informative, thanks for sharing
Thanks
Now a quarter of my collection is suddenly dangerous
I'm Cornish and most of the granite houses give off radon gas...we ventilate well lol
Also plenty of arsenic ...in the late 19 century Cornwall produced over half of the worlds arsenic
God knows how I'm still alive 😂😂
Interesting. I grew up in an area where granite is everywhere. That was in a house that turned 100 years old last year. Throughout high school my bedroom was in the basement. I have been sickly for most of my life. I wonder if there's a radon connection.
Florida is built on limestone, which gives off radon. When u rent or buy a home in Florida, u must sign a form stating radon is natural & u won't sue the seller or homeowner. CYA
I was surprised not to hear about malachite. I don't wear it now because the luster is so easily destroyed. But if it gets into the body it is toxic, too. I don't remember exactly how.
Wow. Learn something new everyday! Had no idea but found this quite interesting.
Malachite is by far the most beautiful of gemstones and by far my favorite. Id love to see you do a clip on it.
Beryllium is used a lot in military weapons applications. The glass on the targeting system of the AH-1W helicopter is beryllium.
Spruce Pine is only an hour away. My curiosity apparently wants me to be irradiated because i want to see torbernite myself :)
This is one reason why oil painters working with mineral pigments (suspended in an oil our skin can absorb) should avoid painting with their hands... not that this has ever stopped me. >_>
Me after watching Land of the Lustrous: "Cinnabar! I know this one!"
AWESOMENESS!!! I wear Rainbow moonstone on four of my fingers almost daily...I LOVE IT!!! Thank You!
Why are the pretty stuff so deadly. You made me laugh when you mentioned the glowing countertop! Left you a thumb up rating as a thank you for posting as all subscribers should do. TYVM
I would appreciate time stamped chapter bookmarks for each mineral
This is my favorite new channel ❣️
I believe I read about liquid mercury being present in substantial quantities in some Central American mines. That would be far more dangerous than the cinnabar.
Thanks for the information on moonstone🤯 I have one piece I was cutting.👍😬😁
The birthstone for June is a pearl or an alexandrite when did they add this new moon stone?
Moonstone has been one of the traditional birthstones for June since long before alexandrite (a recent jeweler's addition). It's a great complement to pearls!
I have some torbernite, it's only a small sample so it's not that radioactive but I still keep it in a lead lined box.
would love to hear more about one of my faves for this category: Villiaumite
Awesome. I want to study this stuff I got a few rocks I'd love to find out what they are
Very good info. Thank You
Fun Fact: Orpiment can sometimes look like real Gold attached to a piece of dark colored rock.
Awesome. Thanks
I thought you were going to address Malachite and its reaction with water
ive gone to the ROM a few times to see that massive cerussite, its so bright it kinda tickles your eyeballs
What ever started this adding gem stones to a water bottle and drinking the water for the healing properties cause I know alot of gem stones your not supposed to put in water to charge them or in salt and some they tell you to just put in direct sunlight or on soil. It's just what I have learned from the earth religions that is why I'm asking. And I have several of the stones you may have mentioned in the many videos I have,polished florite, quarts, moonstone,fire opals ect. I found this very interesting. Thank you for the information.
Wolfinite and Vanadinite my favorite toxic minerals
Just to set the record straight, we're being told here that fluoride is so toxic we should be careful about having it in our room, but then it's perfectly safe to be brushing our teeth with it or drinking water filled with it? Please excuse me, I know little of how stuff works in the normal human's brain-mind. Me think weird 🤪 ... anyway, a very interesting video, thanks for the info 💖
@Joe DM,
For clarity, in the video they're talking about "fluorite" which is a natural mineral__"fluoride" is something else. Not to discount the toxicity for use as additive in toothpaste, water or dental treatment! Look up how fluoride was "introduced" into the water supply, etc. in the first place__you'll really be p---ed that it is STILL being used! 😱😒💖🙌🙌🙌😺
@@debracisneroshhp2827 use fluoride free toothpaste.🌞
I have been collecting crystals for years. Now I have a collection in cabochon for jewelry and some are for wirewrap. One of my favorites is fluorite, moonstone, malachite and jaspers, including bumblebees jasper. I have spent lots of money, and now finding out that they are toxic. I am scared.
Don’t be scared! As we say in the video…all of those should be totally fine as long as you aren’t grinding them into a powder and inhaling them.
i will take your deadly gems for you. i have a super secure kitchen table to keep them on and the room is circulated with state of the art window technology
I know someone that swallow pearls daily for health reasons they say, I never thought it was dangerous so good to know.
Hmm how common are glowing granite counters?
@Edith,
Interestingly, "I" am the type that would get out my short/long wave black light to check! 😱😹😹😹💖🙌🙌🙌😺
Well, I guess I shouldn’t lick my new countertops if I accidentally spill my fireball on it 😬😑
U should be more careful. I'd lick the floor if I was careless enough (which I'm not) to spill my Rams Point peanut butter whiskey!
@@berthaday3473 no no nooo nooo no no nope nopedy nope, I only spill it down my throat 🤤🤤🤤🥴
I never knew they're so many kinds of gemstones💎 that are toxic before.😧😵☢☣ To know the facts on how they can make us sick🤒 is very fascinating🤔 and scary😰 too. I never thought that fluorite, moonstone, quartz and the other three can be harmful as well.😯 Thanks for letting us know about them. Good video and see you later.😷👩🏫💎
Ew emojies
I'm like...I'm a prospector....and as you went thru this list I was like.....yup....got that.....yup that one too⚒️🤣🤣✌️
Are all the beryl group of stones toxic and if so how does one get into contact with such minerals coz they are close to us and we wanted to mine it?
Love the new format (if this is in fact a new format)
this has me thinking of cinnabar from houseki no kuni. they were a sad and sweet character
How about Vanadinite and malachite?
Just missed the cut. But yes, those are not only beautiful but can be dangerous if inhaled or ingested. Be wary of tiny particles!
I’m waiting for a video on the toxicity of malachite
Great title. 🔥
Cadmium red vas banned to use in pottery thats contains food. Its dengerous for the ceramist who handels it and the acidity of food (vinegar, caffee, etc.), disolves it. Thats why you should ony have white interiors on plates made with zinc.
Excellent episode
Thanks!
I do find moonstone in an area previously claimed for uranium testing.
building your house on on a large granite outcrop can result in unhealthy levels or Radon Gas. I think it boils down to know what your buying and no how to handle it and store it.
HELP:
Im hoping someone can help me as I've been searching everywhere and I keep getting both sides of the answer: is polished ARFVEDSONITE dangerous in anyway due to it being an amphibole and having asbestos in, and is it only dangerous when crushed, broken or anytime dust can be released into the air due to cracks and breakages and not when handled gently or placed under my pillow for nightmares?
I've read everything from - it's one of the best stones to wear and use in meditation for XYZ, to - always wash your hands after handling, only have it as a visual piece due to it being very toxic. However, there are limitless examples of arfvedsonite pendants, earrings, and other types of jewelery as well as so so many options to buy the stone tumbled, in a palmstone or in a terminated point etc. If it is so dangerous surely it wouldn't be made into pendants and hung right under your nose basically? Or am I wrong. I need help as I've fallen in love with a palmstone I bought of it and now I'm worried about sleeping with it in my hand to help nightmares or working with it due to some things I've read (hard to find and not as readily available as the info on the gem as a healing stone is. Any help would be very much appreciated.
Well..good thing I saw this before putting my raw florite into the tumbler 😭
While not a gemstone, granite also emits low levels of beta & gamma radiation....
Could you guys talk about pink amethyst(Brazilian and Argentinian) ? It’s so desired in the crystal community! Would love to hear scientific properties and more info about it
Great idea!
I find lots of asbestos minerals around where i. Live in Ontario keep an eye out for the fibrous little buggers!
Great host.
And here I was watching this video as I lick my moonstone ring x.x
Right off at 0:30, "Found in granite deposits like...", and on the screen is a view of a marble pit...Lol.
Tobernite is a fun one. Lead pigs properly sealed do the trick
This puts a different spin on that story about Cleopatra dissolving a pearl in vinegar and drinking it.
Good video i like gemstone
Have several of these but incased in resin.
So what is the different between emermal compare to this gem stone???