A great Geology lesson from a great Geologist. I have a few Colombian Emeralds, they are beautiful. I can identify the rest by their “Gardens” or inclusions, I think inclusions give the stone character, but that’s up to the individual who owns it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Rog from Wales U.K. 🏴😀✨
@somethinginthewalls3883 жыл бұрын
fractures often brighten up cut emeralds and give them a lighter color which works especially well with more bluish stones
@rogerhargreaves22723 жыл бұрын
@@somethinginthewalls388 I agree with you, the little inclusions will give off more of a glint.
@nen.user.3764 Жыл бұрын
Has to do with how they dig them too. I like Columbia’s a lot because it’s in shale rock and you can get really clean pieces with good yield for cutting
@steveparfet19703 жыл бұрын
I would love to see an episode on fire agate and how it gets it's color.
@joaomrtins3 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth mixing rocks in a bowl must be made into a gif
@nak84903 жыл бұрын
It could be a meme.
@johnbuck51813 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video. Thx Elizabeth and JTV.
@TereyakiSauce2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely enjoyed this! Thank you so much.
@gems2 жыл бұрын
So glad!
@naseemaashraff8220 Жыл бұрын
A great geology lesson from Great geologist Very useful Thank you so much madam
@gems Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@purplealice3 жыл бұрын
I'd like to know why charoite is so rare, and how it forms into the beautiful swirly designs we see.
@hyejin33853 жыл бұрын
So amazing to KNOW! i wish i was a gem nerd
@somethinginthewalls3883 жыл бұрын
it's never too late to give in to becoming a gem nerd. life is temporary, rok is eternal
@joshharris30403 жыл бұрын
A couple that come to mind for me are Oregon Sunstone (labradorite feldspar) with it's copper schiller, Alexandrite (chrysoberyl), all the different types of garnets, peridot, ruby and sapphire (if they haven't already been done), opal, and topaz. Also fancy colored diamonds!
@adampryor12893 жыл бұрын
NC has a couple of locations known for beryl. I'm fortunate enough to live a few minutes away from the Crabtree Emerald Mine in Spruce Pine as well as some other beryl producing pegmatites in the area. One of my favorite minerals for sure!
@shadreckmwale84262 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the professional Geological talk because of you I discovered my Emeralds in Zambia imagine I had a farm not knowing what it contained until we discovered beryllium then boom we were good to go now we got activities going on GOD BLESS YOU MIGHTILY
@tafadzwamukwiri82022 ай бұрын
where do you sell your emaralds ?
@oscarmedina1303 Жыл бұрын
Ok. Now I want an emerald in matrix for my growing collection. Fascinating video. You make learning fun! Thank you for posting the video.
@spiritconjure29963 жыл бұрын
You should also make a video of how the birthstone of March is formed Aquamarine 🙂
@chadatchison1453 жыл бұрын
Could you do a video about Maw Sit Sit also known as Jade-Albite please? I know it's not a jade but I have recently acquired some and started cutting cabochons and I'd like to know more about it, I've done some research online but you fine people at JTV are great at explaining and are a trust worthy source of information.
@nen.user.3764 Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen some well cut maw sit sit In museums . That’s awesome good luck cutting and cabbing
@somethinginthewalls3883 жыл бұрын
vayrynenite is pretty interesting. it's a phosphate of the rare metals beryllium and manganese and it forms these really pretty "padparadscha"-colored crystals. manganese and beryllium also take part in forming red beryl which is famous for its rarity. only in vayrynenite there's even more manganese present. i don't know much about how it forms so i'd be delighted if you made a video explaining the formation process of this rare coral-pink beauty
@72marie3 жыл бұрын
Please, Do one on Shungite thank you!
@alexanderzangal41253 жыл бұрын
God I love Zambian emeralds 🤤
@shoumiksidhya8043 ай бұрын
Love Brazilian Emeralds for their deep yet transparent colour.
@loompy14402 жыл бұрын
I use a rock identifier app in Idaho when I rockhound by my cabin in the mountains. Anyways, once I started to find iron stained pegmatite, serpentine, biotite, schist, rhyolite, weird jasper, Smokey quartz, citrine, feldspars, andesite, granite, diorite, all in roughly the same area, I figured this has to be an area cookin’ up garnets. Anyways 100 hours of rockhounding later, I found my first decent sized deposit nestled inside some very dull/ white quartz. I looked at it astonished when I found it thinking, oh that’s just some tree sap… and it wasn’t. Thanks for sharing these kinds of details, it’s really helpful for amateurs like myself. ❤️
@peterpiso73843 жыл бұрын
I would like to know what goes into making aquamarines
@somethinginthewalls3883 жыл бұрын
not too different i imagine. substitute the trace amounts of cr/v with fe2+ (way more common than the previously mentioned elements) and you get aquamarine
@nisarunitedkingdom9 ай бұрын
Thanks
@americanrebel4132 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! Thank you.
@SariaFan933 жыл бұрын
I have a large Colombian emerald and a few medium Brazilian emeralds in my gem collection. However, my rarest beryls are a small bixbite crystal from Utah, an aquamarine-morganite crystal, and a vorobyevite (cesium beryl) cluster from Afghanistan.
@milesnn3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video fantastic knowledge and a mystery gem to so sweet awesome awesome thank you
@robbydebeuf64053 жыл бұрын
lots of knowledge...you are doing a very good job with these videos
@gems3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jeroldgaines86982 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy all of the videos you have , I'm a gem/rock/minerals novice and love volcanoes, plus I live in the volcano state...NM. What favorite gem/mineral from NM? thanks YOU ROCK!
@gems2 жыл бұрын
New Mexico has too many to choose one favorite! But we did do a video on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d56rfaqYqs2GbM0
@jeroldgaines86982 жыл бұрын
Yes I have watched the video on NM , was very cool. Do you think it’s possible for NM to have sapphires in the mountains from volcanic/ fault? Or any other gems do to all the volcanism in the State? Thank you for your replies.
@shigefaizal3 жыл бұрын
I love to know about Topaz
@typing....75023 жыл бұрын
#lifeofgems great channel for gemstones👌such a beautiful gemstones
@Stirilite3 жыл бұрын
How is Lapis formed?
@crystalprospectors27493 жыл бұрын
Very nice video! Congratulations for your Channel !! Do this please for Quartz or Alpine Type Quartz and the inclusions can Quartz Crystal have sometimes inside ! If you make this video i send it to my Greek Group's and Profiles ! Have a great day i wait to see !!
@braintwo33983 жыл бұрын
It's very interesting here's something I know Aquamarine has iron too as well as aluminum too. And rarely scandium but if it replaced the aluminum, it's known as Bazzite. Pachea is a Dark green Chromium Rich Beryl Vanadium Beryl is A lovely Turquoise color and has no chromium. It's kinda controversial. I believe Emerald has both Vanadium and Chromium to have that beautiful combo green color. It's not to dark and it's a beautiful shade of green. The iron can also affect the color. Green Beryl is a beryl with nothing but traces of Iron. It's a relative of emerald. Very awesome video indeed 💚💎
@somethinginthewalls3883 жыл бұрын
bazzite is notoriously difficult to distinguish from aquamarine. it's not like you'll ever be trying to do that though. you only ever find bazzite as older specimens inside private collections
@braintwo33983 жыл бұрын
@@somethinginthewalls388 true unless it was mined . I know it's very rare. Then there's Scandium Rich Aquamarine which is like a hybrid between. It's only if that Scandium replaced aluminum. I do wish to get a Bazzite one Day. And Maxixe gets it's color via natural or treated radiation.
@somethinginthewalls3883 жыл бұрын
@@braintwo3398 unless there'll be a new find or you're willing to spend thousands bargaining with a collector who has a piece then i unfortunately doubt you'll be able to get a bazzite. i wish you luck tho
@braintwo33983 жыл бұрын
@@somethinginthewalls388 funny you said that as I found some at around 80 bucks or so some a little higher lol I don't care if it's small I just care it's Bazzite. :) But thanks for the luck
@somethinginthewalls3883 жыл бұрын
@@braintwo3398 i'd be careful if it's from eBay 👁👁💧
@cezza1003 жыл бұрын
Turquoise please! And lapis lazuli 🙂 they're both metamorphic, right?
@PyroPolak2 жыл бұрын
Big shout out to this video, however there is a lot of information that we as geologists are lacking. Specifically meaning rate of cooling, as well as other measurable variables. For instance how a seemingly ancient stone juice crystalized this way. I strongly believe we need to dig much further into this past. I have quite a little amount of experience in this subject, but more so from the east coast. My name is Patrick and I really would love to get in touch with you.
@sarahcrowley75553 жыл бұрын
What about moonstone?
@IngridAlay-r3u Жыл бұрын
Muy bonito
@karengarcia85873 жыл бұрын
This video about emeralds is very interesting.🤔 To know how this gemstone is formed step by step, even found close to us.💚💎 I would like to know how alexandrite was made. Nice video.😊👍💎
@typing....75023 жыл бұрын
#lifeofgems great channel for gemstones such a beautiful gemstones❤
@nak84903 жыл бұрын
How about a similar video for Kyanite?
@wendysiomaraavilayanes1652 Жыл бұрын
Hermoso e increíble
@jimv.6613 жыл бұрын
I was able to see the emerald mine in S. Africa and get a small pile of emeralds. They were pulled out of the mine in chunks of what felt and looked like soapstone. Then crushed and armed guards watched workers pick them out of the smashed pieces.
@redwater47786 ай бұрын
Change of rule in SA came about because the globalist miners wanted the Chromium/vanadium. Colombia too.
@VjKam3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, thank you Can we talk about Amethyst? Thanks
@typing....75023 жыл бұрын
#lifeofgems great channel for gemstones👌such a beautiful gemstones
@Salafiyahdawah0012 ай бұрын
Do you need amethyst
@sirjon2362 жыл бұрын
I don’t know if you guys still read new comment on old videos but I’d be interested in knowing more about blue John found in England I think you guys could make a good video about that stuff
@gems2 жыл бұрын
We try to read all of our comments! We were just talking about Blue John Fluorite the other day. Would love to do an episode on it. In the meantime, check out the awesome Blue John bracelet and necklace Rebecca has in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npK5oYmZi5Kcmbc
@mehmetozkan35556 ай бұрын
İmpressing thank you could you explain ruby and Sapphire pleas
@benjaminvanschalkwyk47593 жыл бұрын
What about different colors of tourmaline
@traviscummings60333 жыл бұрын
I would like to learn more about the differences between opals found around the world and have a related question: if opal and chalcedony are both made of silica, how is it determined if a stone is opalized or agatized?
@gems3 жыл бұрын
They are both forms of silica but the agate is more structured. You would have to do tests to determine the differences. The opal will have an RI between 1.370-1.470, a specific gravity of 2.15, and mohs hardness 5-6.5. The chalcedony/agate will have an RI between 1.535 to 1.54, a specific gravity of 2.60, with a mohs hardness of 6.5-7. It would take a scanning electron microscope to see the structural differences.
@traviscummings60333 жыл бұрын
@@gems Finally! A real answer from someone! Now...I guess, then, most who sell a piece and just call a piece opalized or agatized are guessing? Would it be more accurate (or just show greater integrity) to simply say "silicated" since being opalized over agatized would make it worth more? I collect and resell and just want the facts, please
@manapgemstonebatuakikgarut91513 жыл бұрын
Wow mantap ka
@rockcrazygal5166 Жыл бұрын
Where would you find emeralds in Canada?
@imari23053 жыл бұрын
Both my daughters are born in May which Emerald is the birthstone. Someday I'll be able to afford to give them each one for their very own.
@donniebroadwayjr33213 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth how about Alexandrite next please.
@jimmyhodges73282 жыл бұрын
You done a very good job explaining that I'd like to see you do something on the red beryl from Utah
@gems2 жыл бұрын
Funny you should mention it...kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6nSnYauh8uVosU
@haperawehiwehi86613 жыл бұрын
sounds like ophiolite zones like the US west coast would be an awesome place to find beryl.
@worlderrorcoins3 жыл бұрын
Hello very good im from iran
@johnnyboyvan2 ай бұрын
I possess a fabulous 👌 lab created emerald. It is so Columbian. AAA 😊
@spernt3 жыл бұрын
Awesome content
@spernt3 жыл бұрын
I have some specimens I would like to send to you. Is that ok?
@spernt3 жыл бұрын
I was in Afghanistan and I found alot of them. Please let me know how I can send the pics
@EarthworriorVanArkelen3 жыл бұрын
The blue beryl aquamarine🤩☝️👌
@LegendaryUAEGuardian3 жыл бұрын
precious opal please
@naturediamond3 жыл бұрын
good
@seachers61243 жыл бұрын
Any info on red beryl??
@gems3 жыл бұрын
It’s coming. Stay tuned!
@dongantiquecollection21 күн бұрын
Wow
@susandevoe6002 Жыл бұрын
Garnets. Also opals ...fire opals & black opals, particularly. And discuss emerald levels of "cloudiness" vs clear emeralds, & the difference in the values? 👋 from Sue in Toronto!!
@cloudtan2282 Жыл бұрын
aquamarine
@amberknopps72702 жыл бұрын
The Hiddenite Emeralds could be a different kind of beryl altogether.
@janicelister52523 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know who buys uncut raw emeralds in the US. I have a lot of raw uncut emeralds.
@AsgharKhan-cv6bs2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Emarald Pakistan swat valley
@jjackman3333 жыл бұрын
please investigate and look into red beryl aka bixbite hwich is the rarest gemstone in the world only found in utah and often referred to as red emerald
@gems3 жыл бұрын
You read our mind! We'll be discussing red beryl very soon.
@miningmonkey7603 жыл бұрын
Dang Woman! Another fantastic video
@gems3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@aissatasow-qk7ei8 ай бұрын
Diamond
@brianweaver57553 жыл бұрын
I would love to see something on opals it might have to be longer than others 😂
@blulagoon213 жыл бұрын
What would you call a gemstone that is coloured green because of copper oxides ?
@gems3 жыл бұрын
A new discovery! But seriously, I believe the only gemstone colored by copper oxide is Cuprite and it is red. The only other copper oxide mineral I know of is a mineral called Tenorite and it is opaque grey to black.
@paradiseally72753 жыл бұрын
Stilbite, oh pretty please 🙏🏼
@jimmyhodges73282 жыл бұрын
Lamar Hodges found the red beryl in the wah wahs in 1959 Maynard Bixby found red beryl the Thomas range topaz mountain in 1905 and the ones he found are flat tabular non gem quality and they are called bixbite and they are not at all like the ones from the wah wahs Lamar Hodges was my grandpa I watched the one you sent me on the red beryl and I thought you did an excellent job explaining the difference between red beryl and Bixbyites they did name the beryl and the Bixbyites from topaz mountain after Maynard Bixby the red beryl from wah wahs or not named after Maynard Bixby
@muzikhed2 жыл бұрын
How are Garnets formed ? Till now I haven't found any clear convincing information on their origin.
@neilhardman48733 жыл бұрын
Cant hear the last part of the video about carolina emeralds
@auntymar-marjustme3 жыл бұрын
Morganite, zircon, rhodelite
@jirischiller99723 жыл бұрын
Opal!
@FBIAGENT-kf7eu3 жыл бұрын
In infinity war when thanos gets the tesseract what would it be made of???
@gems3 жыл бұрын
You may want to check out the video we made about the Infinity Gems here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHLVl4GdZbuVbbM ....or you could check out our Viewer Requests video where we unbox a gem that looks distinctly tesseract-like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWnJe3aFj8Sfp5o
@rajkumarahirwar4313 жыл бұрын
Crystal my house very very colourful
@egypthobby3 жыл бұрын
You forgot Australia has emeralds
@penelopehopcraft11612 жыл бұрын
You didn't mention bixbite.
@YeshuaTaughtTheTorah3 ай бұрын
בָּרָקֶת an emerald
@batuclassic89343 жыл бұрын
👍🏻🙏🏻😊
@jollyjokress38522 жыл бұрын
As beautiful as they are - I weep for the vegetation that is destroyed when mines are created.
@cowboygeologist77728 ай бұрын
Fun video: thanks for posting. So, basically the North Carolina ones were placed there by ancient aliens - lol.
@gems8 ай бұрын
Maybe...
@chilleycheesetoes32252 жыл бұрын
what is that background noise lmao
@FatBellyChemist12343 жыл бұрын
Colombian Muzos dont glow under 360nm while chivors do. It would be nice if I can have 1 like my bf's mom.
@diamondmeteoriteandotherro85073 жыл бұрын
I would like you to look at pictures of a rock for me Please I believe it's a special rock I found
@muhammadalishah72513 жыл бұрын
Flapjack
@samsen39652 жыл бұрын
In the list of Best quality emeralds of our world, you missed one region big time. "Iran"! with or without sanctions!