Rock Identification with Willsey: Intro to Sedimentary Rocks!

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  • čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
  • Learn the basics of identifying sedimentary rock types with geology professor Shawn Willsey. Explore concepts of grain size, shape, and sorting. Look for future videos that dive into specific types of sedimentary rocks.
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    Twin Falls, ID 83303
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Komentáře • 73

  • @davidk7324
    @davidk7324 Před rokem +10

    Thanks Shawn. I appreciate the time you put into these videos.

  • @Rachel.4644
    @Rachel.4644 Před rokem +7

    I've had a great time checking beach sands, river sediment, etc. with my stereoscope. Lots of complementary information in this session, filling in what I hadn't learned. I really appreciate your preparation and time. 👌🏼

  • @johncooper4637
    @johncooper4637 Před rokem +5

    Considering I took Physical Geology in the early 1970s this is a great refresher.

    • @balesjo
      @balesjo Před rokem

      So true! My classes were around 1980-1981 so I'm really enjoying a refresher..

  • @tiffanyannhowe1712
    @tiffanyannhowe1712 Před rokem +5

    Hello Professor Willsey! Checkin in, liking and saving video. These are my “quiet time” treats. Thanks for the vid drop! Hope you’re feeling quite better 🖤

  • @miqsh70
    @miqsh70 Před rokem +4

    Thank you professor for bringing geology knowledge to our CZcams land! Happy Holidays!

    • @shawnwillsey
      @shawnwillsey  Před rokem +1

      You bet. I love sharing Earth’s stories with folks.

  • @cadenhowlett
    @cadenhowlett Před měsícem

    Love your classroom Shawn! Great maps

  • @valoriel4464
    @valoriel4464 Před rokem +3

    Thx, very interesting 👍.
    Happy Holidays everyone.

  • @bottomup12
    @bottomup12 Před rokem +4

    I like the classroom time. Great video!

  • @neilrusling3438
    @neilrusling3438 Před rokem +1

    Discovered this channel today 25th December...My very own tiny Christmas miracle that I have to not watch now because im forced to be "sociable" with the family in ten minutes...its a world of pain!
    MERRY CHRISTMAS from "Scrooge" Rusling.

    • @shawnwillsey
      @shawnwillsey  Před rokem +1

      Glad you can retreat to this geo-sanctuary as needed. Thanks for joining and watching!

  • @MrFmiller
    @MrFmiller Před rokem +3

    Another informative video. I know much of what you present but there are gaps you fill in nicely.

  • @jjensen554
    @jjensen554 Před rokem +5

    Thanks!

  • @roneldridge7991
    @roneldridge7991 Před rokem +4

    Awesome job

  • @naughtiusmaximus830
    @naughtiusmaximus830 Před rokem +3

    Just learned about zirconium trace dating. That would be an interesting topic.

  • @balesjo
    @balesjo Před rokem +4

    As always, an enjoyable and informative video. Wishing you and your family a happy and safe holiday season!

  • @christinamekelburger7928
    @christinamekelburger7928 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for another informative video. I would have liked to be your student - now I'm trying to be a teacher like you.
    I suppose there are two main things students (not only geology students) have to learn are these:
    1. Watch closely and entirely and differenciated.
    2. Draw conclusions only AFTER having watched closely. With enthusiasm for the subject but without emotions that would make you blind for facts.
    This applies to practically anything one stumbles over throughout one's life.
    You are a very good role model for that.
    Thank you!

  • @cherylb9859
    @cherylb9859 Před 5 měsíci

    Taking a geology course this semester, love watching your videos

  • @ahmedaziz6062
    @ahmedaziz6062 Před měsícem

    Meaning a lot for me , thanks for teaching us.

  • @7inrain
    @7inrain Před rokem

    Thanks, great topic. Can't wait for the next videos.
    Merry Christmas.

  • @briane173
    @briane173 Před rokem +4

    Not sure when you recorded this but if it was during the current spate of arctic weather I'm surprised you're even *_IN_* the classroom. I endured a lotta -35° days in 30 mph winds when I lived in Idaho Falls in the 1980s and it wasn't pleasant.

  • @SamtheIrishexan
    @SamtheIrishexan Před rokem +1

    Much appreciated. I went to school for Finance so I really regret not getting into a science, so this is like free college. I likely will not ever need this for making a living, but I can certainly use this on the trips out exploring with the kids, making dad look smart 😁

    • @shawnwillsey
      @shawnwillsey  Před rokem

      Awesome. Dad needs as many angles as he can muster with the kids. Good luck!

  • @JesseFout
    @JesseFout Před rokem +2

    Thank you, been waiting for this!

  • @Rachel.4644
    @Rachel.4644 Před rokem

    I really appreciate being able to print out the information! ❤

  • @ianstonehouse
    @ianstonehouse Před rokem +1

    Fascinating! I’m hooked

  • @roneldridge7991
    @roneldridge7991 Před rokem +2

    Merry Christmas

  • @TheBoilingWater
    @TheBoilingWater Před rokem

    Thank you Professor Willsey! Love your videos!

  • @grandparocky
    @grandparocky Před rokem +1

    Merry Christmas Shawn! I appreciate this information as I am currently working to ID a deposit south of Homedale!

  •  Před 2 měsíci

    Morning class again today! Thank You! Willsey ways are gonna making me look at my samples with better understanding! It'll be very helpful, and I can't wait to use my little microscope for the first time! Yey - rock on! 🤘🏻🧐

  • @CragDawgs
    @CragDawgs Před 6 měsíci

    This is so great thanks shawn

  • @dialallama
    @dialallama Před rokem

    Looking forward to follow up videos. Definitely interested to learn about the bedding structures. I’m trying to work out the local cliffs near me.

  • @brucedymock6635
    @brucedymock6635 Před měsícem

    Great revision thanks👍

  • @rdc008
    @rdc008 Před rokem

    Shawn ... guess all I had to do was continue watching your sedimentary lecture to see your link to your handouts. Thanks so much. I appreciate your lectures and field trip videos.

  • @Ontario_Rockhound
    @Ontario_Rockhound Před rokem +2

    Cool video!!

  • @muzikhed
    @muzikhed Před rokem

    Interesting explanation. Diamictite is a new one for me, I've never come across that word before.

  • @jenneyalberts1336
    @jenneyalberts1336 Před 4 měsíci

    Hello, so I hand carve a sentiment rock called zebra rock. It's 1,110,000 million year old. This was great informative

  • @saadimostafazadeh9975

    That's great, thank you

  • @dennisdye7270
    @dennisdye7270 Před rokem

    Thanks for the video. Always had assumed that clay was a composition, but turns out it is a size only.

  • @nitahill6951
    @nitahill6951 Před rokem +2

    Great!

  • @destob9586
    @destob9586 Před rokem

    Omg you are amazing thank you for sharing I love rocks!!! From Ma and our geology is very diverse yet kinda blah lol

  • @qiangwangwu6323
    @qiangwangwu6323 Před rokem

    Thanks~🌹🌹🌹

  • @kristiyansyarov3076
    @kristiyansyarov3076 Před rokem

    Thanks for the great video. Just when I'm studying for my rocks exam at uni.

  • @wordswords2094
    @wordswords2094 Před 5 měsíci

    Very interesting! When you mention biochemical, are rocks like Trinitite included there, rocks created by nuclear blast, and man-made things, etc?

  • @fredglesener3283
    @fredglesener3283 Před rokem

    At my dark sky site Anthony Lakes, Oregon. The granite rock holding down my tarp has glowing spots in it. I switched from astrophotography to photographing the rock. It has blue-green glow-in-the-dark crystals mixed in with classic granite. Is that doped quartz? I left the rock in the sun all day and that night's pictures were fantastic. The whole area was the exact same granite with no sign of blue-green crystals. This 10 pound sample should be in your collection, or the pictures of it. Thank you for your well done video series. Fred, Kennewick, Washington

  • @itisitisirish532
    @itisitisirish532 Před rokem

    Iridium Layer is a clue, that tells the tale.
    Looked that one up. Iridium is not just "asteroid dust" - it's also found in the earth's core. It gets to the surface in two ways: volcanic ...

  • @lcuymoody
    @lcuymoody Před 8 měsíci

    Hi, I’m in a geology class in Oregon and I have a question about angularity. My teacher today was emphasizing that when you’re looking at angularity, you’re not looking at the entire rock, but the particles inside of it. She said “I could hit it with a hammer and shatter it and completely change the angularity of the entire rock”. But I noticed in your video, you said those rocks were well rounded. I was assuming you were going to talk about the particles in the rock. So yeah, I’m just confused now because I don’t know if it’s the rock as a whole you look at to decide angularity or the shapes of the particles inside it. I hope you’re having a good week. I enjoy watching your videos with my dad!
    Thanks

    • @DrGeorginaCook
      @DrGeorginaCook Před 2 měsíci

      Yes it’s the shapes of the individual clasts/grains in the rock not the rock as a whole 😊 but you could still call it a well rounded sandstone etc

  • @rockroll9761
    @rockroll9761 Před rokem

    Cool

  • @gladysseaman4346
    @gladysseaman4346 Před rokem +1

    You might be interested in a you tube channel called Just Iceland or Icelandic. He just posted a video regarding the earthquakes ongoing on the Rekjuenes (sp?) Pennisula along with a scientific paper which you will understand better than I did.

  • @lauram9478
    @lauram9478 Před rokem

  • @lauram9478
    @lauram9478 Před rokem

    ❤❤

  • @rdc008
    @rdc008 Před rokem

    Wondering if your hand outs presented in your sedimentary lecture are available on line ?

    • @shawnwillsey
      @shawnwillsey  Před rokem

      Yes indeed. Look under video description for the PDF link.

  • @SamtheIrishexan
    @SamtheIrishexan Před rokem +1

    I am curious where the deepest sedimentation has occured. I live in Texas on the Edwards Plateau so its limestone quite deep here.

    • @shawnwillsey
      @shawnwillsey  Před rokem

      Hmmm. Good question. Are you thinking modern or ancient? In other words, where is the thickest section of sedimentary rocks (and how old) OR what current basin has the thickest sequence of sediments?

    • @SamtheIrishexan
      @SamtheIrishexan Před rokem

      @@shawnwillsey i was thinking more which basin has been filled over the years, though both are equally interesting in my eyes =)

  • @3xHermes
    @3xHermes Před 2 měsíci

    👍

  • @basara5496
    @basara5496 Před rokem

    The part about old school types putting the rock in their mouths to test the gritty feeling reminds me of the "Can I Lick the Science?" Meme... If you haven't seen it look it up - it's funny.

  • @DoNotEatPoo
    @DoNotEatPoo Před rokem

    I decided The Rock Cycle is one of the slowest methods of transportation ever invented.... It rivals PeopleMover at Disneyland.

  • @MEMELIFEBABY
    @MEMELIFEBABY Před 2 měsíci

    Water or cough drops might help that lingering dry throat.

  • @DrGeorginaCook
    @DrGeorginaCook Před 2 měsíci

    We were taught to lick the rock to identify halite, but silt, clay no thanks! 😂

  • @GabrielMercier-ue9gs
    @GabrielMercier-ue9gs Před 5 dny

    I am a big fan of your videos, but when you claim that sedimentary rocks make up 8% of volume, you are not serious. Which volume? Crust? Lithospere? Moon?

  • @2Goiz_1ShanDA
    @2Goiz_1ShanDA Před 9 měsíci

    🤦oh man i diddnt wanna say it but i have a handful (or a boxfull)😊 of rocks i cant understand🤷. I dont have hcl yet but have a microscope 🔬& neo magnets. they are ohio river or near ohio river finds. Wierd shapes consistency's colors and some could fall into adena people tools. there was an inland sea here in this area😅 real mess!

  • @stevewhalen6973
    @stevewhalen6973 Před 10 měsíci

    Thanks!

  • @stevewhalen6973
    @stevewhalen6973 Před rokem

    Thanks!

  • @margaretrodina5493
    @margaretrodina5493 Před rokem

    Thanks!

    • @shawnwillsey
      @shawnwillsey  Před rokem

      Thank you for your kind donation. Glad you liked this.