What about a griger counter? I have to admit, i haven't watched a video of yours in quite some time. I've been learning bushcraft and woodworking with hand tools to go along with the possibility of prospecting one day. To the question though! I've recently learned that one of my favourite minerals, feldspar, contains uranium?! Specifically k-spar, the pink variety because my first find was a giant pegmatite boulder that i collected from containing lots of biotite, k-spar and bits of quatrz. I read that this kind especially would have Uranium in it. Do you have any idea if the levels are dangerous? Making jewelry from it may be out of the question if so.
@@CVshorey thank you, do you have any idea of the other things i asked? I don't want to throw out my first finds and was hoping to go back to the boulder and see what else this massive pegmatite has to offer. (All knowledge of geology learned from your videos btw, im eternally grateful)
Good tips here but one missing. When you hammer rocks, wear safety goggles! I have seen many students hammer with no protection at all or wearing sunglasses. It's not worth taking a gamble on vision. And note that I say safety goggles, not glasses. The latter are not particularly safe with hammering. My exclusive use of goggles has saved my eyes from potential injury numerous times where safety glasses would not have done so. Then again, I do hammer a lot of rock...
I collected minerals with a guy who did that and he still got a piece of rock in the corner of his eye. Now he wears safety goggles all the time when hammering.
I do mention protecting your eyes when hammering, sorry for not explicitly saying safety goggles, which I've never seen a field geologist use. Decent sunglasses and common sense seem to prevail.
I really like your map book idea too
About to start in the field with a mineral exploration company this week and this video is a great help and excitement booster!
Hey! I'm on the same situation right now. Any tips?
What brand field notebook cover is that? It looks nice!
P.s. OMG that bomb of a joke you dropped!!! That's the best one I've heard in a while! 😂😂😂😂
5:41 what mineral is this?
Green is olivine, black is Ca rich plagioclase feldspar.
100 likes and 0 dislikes, how it should be, great video
We are ready for our 2nd geological field tomorrow inshallah
What about a griger counter? I have to admit, i haven't watched a video of yours in quite some time. I've been learning bushcraft and woodworking with hand tools to go along with the possibility of prospecting one day.
To the question though!
I've recently learned that one of my favourite minerals, feldspar, contains uranium?! Specifically k-spar, the pink variety because my first find was a giant pegmatite boulder that i collected from containing lots of biotite, k-spar and bits of quatrz. I read that this kind especially would have Uranium in it. Do you have any idea if the levels are dangerous? Making jewelry from it may be out of the question if so.
At 9:15 I mention scintillometers. That’s another name for a Geiger counter.
@@CVshorey thank you, do you have any idea of the other things i asked? I don't want to throw out my first finds and was hoping to go back to the boulder and see what else this massive pegmatite has to offer. (All knowledge of geology learned from your videos btw, im eternally grateful)
What magnification handlens ?
10x
@@CVshorey Is higher msgnification worthwhile ?
What strength HCL would you recommend and what volume is handy? Thanks.
10% concentration. 9/10 liter water added to 1/10 liter HCl. Put into smaller dispensers.
What brand or type of field botebook cover are you using?
"Rite in the Rain" notebooks are preferred and will be sold under "All -Weather Geological Field Book".
Good tips here but one missing. When you hammer rocks, wear safety goggles! I have seen many students hammer with no protection at all or wearing sunglasses. It's not worth taking a gamble on vision. And note that I say safety goggles, not glasses. The latter are not particularly safe with hammering. My exclusive use of goggles has saved my eyes from potential injury numerous times where safety glasses would not have done so. Then again, I do hammer a lot of rock...
Geology of Gems & Minerals just look away when you are about to hit the rock
I collected minerals with a guy who did that and he still got a piece of rock in the corner of his eye. Now he wears safety goggles all the time when hammering.
I do mention protecting your eyes when hammering, sorry for not explicitly saying safety goggles, which I've never seen a field geologist use. Decent sunglasses and common sense seem to prevail.
@@CVshorey you can even get sunglasses with safety rated lenses, Great video btw