Unboxing Emeralds: Gemologist vs. Geologist

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Today, we're diving into the gemology & geology behind the world's most popular color gemstone! Join Rebecca and Brittany as they check out trapiche, emerald slices, emerald jewelry, and even lab grown stones. Get science facts from 2 perspectives! Explore emeralds from Colombia, Panjshir, & Brazil. Learn the secrets behind how they form and how you can spot a synthetic. Plus, find out where they've been mining emeralds for over 2,000 years!
00:40 - Emerald in Matrix
03:16 - Trapiche Emerald
04:32 - Brazilian Emeralds
05:21 - Emerald slices
07:31 - Panjshir Emeralds
09:12 - What is an Emerald Cut?
09:42 - Type I vs Type III gemstones
11:38 - Synthetic Emeralds
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@gems 2 жыл бұрын

We wanted to kick off May with an "emerald extravaganza" so we looked at rough emeralds, loose stones, slices, trapiche, jewelry and more. It was hard to pick a favorite. Let us know which you liked best!

@Jadeddoxy 2 жыл бұрын

They were all pretty cool ngl!

@reikiwithcary2682 2 жыл бұрын

Are you kidding? ALL OF THEM!

@princenhel4461 2 жыл бұрын

the sapphire is have a price?

@pirwzy 2 жыл бұрын

Emeralds are my favorite, particularly the red ones from Utah.

@OrAngeAnArchy 2 жыл бұрын

I love the progression of the stones (from mixed rock to refined) and transitioning from one person's expertise to the other.

@seazestyt 2 жыл бұрын

I am a gemcutter so I have cut many emeralds so I was blown away with the emerald from Afghanistan, quite exceptional piece. Trapiches is one of my favorites due to its uniqueness needless to say the size and clarity of this trapiche is a rare finding.

@a.mazurkiewicz9060 2 жыл бұрын

👀🇨🇦

@abduallah9222 Жыл бұрын

What about the emerald from pakistan ? They are best and cool too and i have too

@SunriseOpportune 2 жыл бұрын

"All the green of nature is concentrated within the Emerald.” -St. Hildegard of Bingen

@junesilvermanb2979 2 жыл бұрын

The Sibyl Of The Rhine

@AmaraJordanMusic 2 жыл бұрын

So few people know of her; she was amazing!

@FeralFelineFriend 2 жыл бұрын

The one thing I loved about geology besides licking rocks to test what mineral they are. A lot of my teacher's and professor's stories where convaluted ways they stole giant chunks of minerals from caves. Something about it just cracks me up.

@baboono6138 2 жыл бұрын

I study geology and we do all kind of illegal and kinda dangerous things to look at rocks. Everyone in my class has been electrocuted at least once while going under a electric fence and some guy a few years ago got his arm broken by a big bloc that fell when a cliff was hit by lightning

@frozenyogurth 2 жыл бұрын

I love how every subtype of scientists (be it geology, chemistry or zoology) are their own very specific breed of weird. It's the best. You will have the best time with these types of people 😂😂

@baboono6138 2 жыл бұрын

@@frozenyogurth we should stop fighting and come together as a bunch of crack heads

@anthonyprice5708 2 жыл бұрын

One of my professors uses the term "geology" as a verb. He claims the true meaning is "to trespass in order to look at cool geo features". So everytime we hop a fence to look at an outcrop, we call it "geology-ing".

@MandyJane123700 2 жыл бұрын

I kinda love the inclusions in emeralds. Makes them look like they glow.

@tebbydear90 2 жыл бұрын

yes! it's what makes them my favorite stone

@BeeBait 2 жыл бұрын

My 7 yr old nephew and I really enjoyed this! He is a "rock nerd" and wants to learn about garnets now, as they are his birth stone! We will await more of these videos, they are extremely informative!

@gems 2 жыл бұрын

That's great! Be sure he checks out our recent garnet video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rLxzpJqevsXdgoE.html

@BeeBait 2 жыл бұрын

@@gems thank you, I was looking through and writing down all the ones to watch! I think I'll make a playlist for him!

@lonelyronin2428 2 жыл бұрын

Aye, garnet crew!

@Sunshine27234 2 жыл бұрын

I am a Geologist about to start my trainig as a Gemologist. I believe I have the perfect base for further education and a completely different perspective on rocks, minerals and such. I am so happy to have found this channel!

@Buttholeshots 2 жыл бұрын

The geologist picked THE PERFECT nail polish color

@LordGertz 2 жыл бұрын

I've never been a big fan of emerald gems but an emerald specimen in its matrix is beautiful.

@brianhudson7822 2 жыл бұрын

Another winner! When I am showing emerald I show how what is mediocre clarity in diamond is PHENOMENAL clarity in an emerald. It always seems that people want to compare everything to a diamond. This has always helped my clients warm up to treatments. I also explain that the amount of oil used to treat an emerald is so minute that it cannot be weighed. My hat is off to this channel for making education in gemstones so accessible. Bravo!

@rogerhargreaves2272 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the Trapiche, but the Panshir Emerald was stunning, almost like Tsavorite Garnet. The inclusions or Jardins in Emeralds are unique to the stone, that’s what I love, plus of course, their rarity. Thank you for sharing.

@Jane-ev5fx 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for explaining the Brazilian vs Columbia formation of emeralds! Great explanations! I have never heard of a better explanation of the formation of a trapiche emerald, and I am a geologist and GIA graduate gemologist!!! YOU GUYS ROCK!!!

@gems 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@luball416 2 жыл бұрын

It’s Colombia :)

@blackswan5830 2 жыл бұрын

Jane, What's your opinion abt Pakistan Swat's emerald ? How would you rate them ?

@imari2305 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome Brittany. Both my daughters are born in May and I've always wanted to buy them each an emerald. The trapiche emerald reminds me of an eye. I've never seen or heard of it before. All are just beautiful.

@flamencoprof 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a very interesting presentation. I had no idea that emeralds were commonly not "perfect" clear gems. However, I can see how they might be valued for the character of the "imperfections".

@marz0909 2 жыл бұрын

Proud Colombian, I LOVE emeralds. My favorites were the Trapiche and the slice, aside from the ring Panshir, of course. Thanks for reminding me of the richess of my beautiful Colombia.

@chrism9294 2 жыл бұрын

Years ago I saw courses offered in gemology and wanted to take them but my schedule didn’t allow it. I’m going to have to look into it again because I clearly find all of this fascinating.

@fionna909 2 жыл бұрын

Im a rising geologist in college and i love this video! Its so informative and cool to learn about minerals and gems from both a geologist and a gemologist. The two aspects are very interesting!!

@GeoEmperor- 2 жыл бұрын

It is an absolute pleasure watching and learning about all the amazing rocks and minerals in your collection! Thank you for sharing so much Passion and Joy about Earth Science!! You are all Beautiful people and you make the world Brighter everyday!!!

@nunyabiznes4471 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating video! Thank you for putting it together. I love gems, minerals, fossils it’s great seeing exquisite specimens and listening to experts explain them!

@mamacass8970 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this love both geology and gemology I’m so glad to came across y’all 💚

@fantaverage3850 2 жыл бұрын

I love how informative Brittany is! Definitely would love to see more of this duo!

@AnonymousRaimon 2 жыл бұрын

Oooh do tsavorites next! Or maybe heat treatment in corundum, that should be quite fun to see old and new techniques that the market uses around the world. Great content, rlly fun to see a more geological perspective as a gemologist myself!

@harleyv1969 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tons of information ladies, keeping it classy as always 👍💯😍 'She blinded me with science ', loved it!!

@timsexton 2 жыл бұрын

Curious disciplines made more interesting together. Great idea! #1 by far was my favorite as the processes, interaction & layering were frozen in time. The pale jade nail polish presents nice on camera. Cheers !!

@Zantetsukens 2 жыл бұрын

Really love the Afgan one, the color and clarity is almost fantasy.

@bhutjolokia6990 Жыл бұрын

Those are beautiful gems!!😍😍 You both picked my favorites!! I bought some low quality emeralds with plans of cabbing them, they are pretty even as low grade. Awesome video!!👍😁

@HoboMinerals Жыл бұрын

I love these ladies! So glad this channel has had such fun people to bring us informational content!! ❤

@GarbageGobblr 2 жыл бұрын

So glad I saw this video I just purchased a marvelous Zambian emerald specimen and I can’t wait to see it in person emerald is by far my favorite stone and my birthstone

@gorgeouscosmos1774 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel the best! And I especially loved the video on gemologist vs geologist view. Please do feature more such gemologist vs geologist videos on sapphire and Ruby.

@karphin1 2 жыл бұрын

My daughter was in Afghanistan in 2004, as a civilian with ISAF. She gave me two deep green emeralds from the Panjshir Valley. Total carat weight, 15 ct. there is a fair amount of “jardin” in them, but there is some light in them. Got them set (they are oval, faceted, but have little “pavilion”). Wondering if they are worth much?

@teddyanarchist1162 2 жыл бұрын

Your daughter mimics your ancestors

@darius1709 2 жыл бұрын

@@teddyanarchist1162 💀💀

@Crispr00 2 жыл бұрын

@@teddyanarchist1162 THIS WAS KFNDODKDKKDKD

@usumalcolm 2 жыл бұрын

@@teddyanarchist1162 ooh pffft I about choked, I betcha she didn't catch that roast tehehehe

@parisinthe30sx 2 жыл бұрын

@@teddyanarchist1162 because you know her ethnicity? That comment says more about you than them.

@dawnmorning 2 жыл бұрын

Glad that u talked about treatments and how important non and minor oiling can increase value. Great video.

@gems 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@lonelyronin2428 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure how I got here, or why. But I do like when people of two different, yet similar professions come together to talk about/ bond over something similar about their professions.

@Jwine95 2 жыл бұрын

i love how many layers of science overlap. I have a bachelors in physics and biochemistry, but it can be applied in both of these fields because it is the fundamental mechanics of the formation and properties of these stones.

@thegatesofdawn...1386 6 ай бұрын

Wow! I've seen several cloudy emeralds. The Afghanistan one is crystal clear. Beautiful.

@jlm1567 2 жыл бұрын

Imperfections is what makes emeralds so pleasing to look at

@FrankLeeNacty 2 жыл бұрын

Wish I found this channel a few years ago over reading books and buying/selling gemstones and jewelry. Amazing information, new fan.

@gems 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@TheMurpleMan 2 жыл бұрын

I could listen to y'all talk rocks ALL DAY. That was great!

@earthexpanded 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, great channel. Looking forward to learning a lot from each of you! Big fan of hexagons in geological features. :D

@homesteadaquarius 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Emeralds! Fantastic information! Thank you!

@allieeidam2173 2 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel with this video ❤️ would love to see more Gemologist vs Geologist with specific gems again!

@gems 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome! There will be more soon!

@admin5086 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful information presented and amazing specimens!!!

@lasenoradelacruz 2 жыл бұрын

As a stone enthusiast, I really appreciate your channel! Thank you!!!

@marionbradley6236 2 жыл бұрын

This is perfect except I didn't see a reference to Zambian emeralds. Also, does JTV have any Trapiche emeralds for sale? I didn't see any on the site. Thank you so much for a fascinating video!! Love it! ❤❤❤❤❤🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

@latinogott 2 жыл бұрын

For anyone that loves emeralds this is a really fun informative video. The two ladies phenomenal. But talking about Emeralds a little history could have been given to the audience like The emerald ship the Atocha found near Key west in Florida and also explains to the viewers about the inclusions called Jardins. Just the two factors. Other than that fantastic. Kudos to you both :)

@gems 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions! We try to pack as much info as possible into each episode, but we will definitely be covering even more about emeralds in the future.

@NinaNooneknows 2 жыл бұрын

This was very interesting, especially the difference in color! If you have the time, do you have a more detailed explanation of how to spot synthetic emeralds? Should we be wary of any big pieces, even low quality, being sold for pocket money?

@rockcrazygal5166 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your videos. So informative Thank you ladies 😊

@sstarjoyy 2 жыл бұрын

This was everything I wanted in a youtube video. Please keep these type of videos coming! 🤩

@demothesis02 2 жыл бұрын

This was so awesome. Genuinely loved the whole video. Thank you both!

@CozyGhost 9 күн бұрын

That geologist is holding herself back SO HARD and honestly I respect it. I would LOVE to fanboy about rocks and gems with her one day

@parisinthe30sx 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video. Please do one on the many kinds of opals!

@xCorpsemourne 2 жыл бұрын

This was fascinating to watch. Gemstones have always been interesting to me. . . Emeralds are my favorite gemstone and I actually have been searching/wanting an emerald for my wedding ring rather than diamond.

@Bennett_Cerf Жыл бұрын

My grandmother had an emerald engagement ring and always got compliments on it (only problem is they’re more expensive.)

@movingforwardfco1587 2 жыл бұрын

Arizona has them as well. I found some when hiking in a canyon down in the wash. There was beautiful pieces with the grey around the emerald with this in black and white stripped wall. No one believed me but it was true. Crazy ya can just stumble across such beauty when you dare to go off the beaten path.

@karengarcia8587 2 жыл бұрын

All those emeralds shown here are so pretty and unique looking.😀💎💚 It's very fascinating to know how they get their green color🟢, where they're form and to see them both raw from the stone🪨 and cut/turn to jewelry.💎📿 Thanks for teaching us about them and nice video.🙂👍👩‍🏫🟢

@AlexDuWaldt 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, very enjoyable. Such great knowledge about a truly beautiful aspect of our planet.

@triggeredmother1558 2 жыл бұрын

Brittany is so cool you should bring her back, also rebecca and brittany seem to get along really well

@kiro9291 2 жыл бұрын

if Brittany hasn't tried modelling she absolutely should, because she is just 💅 fabulous

@superblahman 2 жыл бұрын

Dig up the emeralds, then model them when cut.

@DuncanL7979 Жыл бұрын

She has an elegant demeanor... Not sure about her being a model though

@KalishKovacs 2 жыл бұрын

The oiling thing is interesting, I have some screens that I look through to view a slurry refining process. And they get debris on them from time to time, and wiping them clean leaves micro abrasions that give it a haze when its dry. So I wipe INOX over them which fills the abrasions and makes the screen clear. Same principle as Oiling Gemstones.

@taramccormick4042 2 жыл бұрын

emeralds have been my favorite stone as long as I can remember to the point as a kid I was disappointed that I wasn't burn in may don't ask why I couldn't tell you it just has but I love that I got to learn so much about my fav stone

@kroberts8866 2 жыл бұрын

The Nazari and Safi were working on reestablishing the water dam to be able to harvest in Panjshir properly. Unfortunately it never got rebuilt and all the clean emeralds we ran across on tour were always shattered and too brittle. A real tragedy under the scope.

@danman3669 2 жыл бұрын

Simply gorgeous stones! Love em

@wendylow5748 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this educational video, thank you ladies you did an awesome job. I'm subscribing!

@gems 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@EKimatH 2 жыл бұрын

How interesting! Do you have any recommendations for resources to learn about chrysoberyl-esque stones, cat eye, tiger eye, especially the ones that are synthetic or imitation? How does that happen?

@shigefaizal 2 жыл бұрын

I would like to know more details about those two gemstones called Carmeltazite and Aquaprase. Thank you. 😊

@Lillyluvsanime 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if Colombian emeralds are the reason for Bruno Madrigal's vision glass being that bright green.

@hassaneshaghpour531 2 жыл бұрын

I learned a lot and enjoyed watching and your excellent explanations. Good luck, 😍😍😍

@a.mazurkiewicz9060 2 жыл бұрын

I am a student at the gemmological association of Great Britain. I love this Channel. 👀

@tommunyon2874 Жыл бұрын

A girl in my third grade class in Los Alamos, whose father worked at the Scientific Laboratory., outdid everyone else for show-and-tell when she brought in magnificent samples of synthetic gems. It was only years later, when I had learned about LASER light production, that I had some insight as to what the synthetic gemstones might have been used for. One thing about my hometown is that there was no shop-talk in public. We might have known where our parents worked, but had only the merest inkling of what actually went on at the Lab.

@Matty8x8 Жыл бұрын

Rebecca has such a beautiful voice! I could listen to her all day long

@darkgreenkid296 2 жыл бұрын

Very stylish guest, trapiche emerald suits her too.

@OregonSilverStacker 2 жыл бұрын

I never really cared about rocks and gems and minerals and stuff like that until I started gold prospecting and now I find all kinds of cool Rock on the River

@jacksprat9972 Жыл бұрын

Great video. You two make a good team an compliment each other with your A+ knowledge. Please make more videos together.

@orenjaffe599 2 жыл бұрын

So glad I found this channel, what an absolute gem (surely no one has made this joke before) ;)

@Vestal8 2 жыл бұрын

Go Brittany!!!! You rock the whole world

@poisonbunny420 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been following that brown stuff that eats away the mica. It really does come to life

@Cate7451 2 жыл бұрын

The trap each at was awesome ❤

@coitmorrison1323 2 жыл бұрын

Crabtree Emeralds of western North Carolina is a nice dark green stone...

@DayTrripperr Жыл бұрын

you guys have a great gig doing this show. kinda jelly. fellow geologist here

@zebnemma 2 жыл бұрын

Okay cool to leran a new thing. I didn't know it was called "inclusions". But personally I like gems that are not perfectly clear, inclusions make it look like there's frost or ice on the inside and I have always been fashinated by the structure and estethic of ice! Cool to know what it's called in gems! Now that I'm thinking about ice, is ice formed similarly as a gem is but faster? I mean it's called "ice crystal" too so...

@Paglavc1 2 жыл бұрын

Sheldon Cooper: "Geology isn't a real science!!" - i only write this as a joke, i love geology. :D

@junesilvermanb2979 2 жыл бұрын

The traditional classification in the West, which goes back to the ancient Greeks, begins with a distinction between precious and semi-precious; similar distinctions are made in other cultures. In modern use, the precious stones are emerald, ruby, sapphire and diamond, with all other gemstones being semi-precious. This distinction reflects the rarity of the respective stones in ancient times, as well as their quality: all are translucent with fine color in their purest forms, except for the colorless diamond, and very hard, with hardnesses of 8 to 10 on the Mohs scale. Other stones are classified by their color, translucency, and hardness. The traditional distinction does not necessarily reflect modern values; for example, while garnets are relatively inexpensive, a green garnet called tsavorite can be far more valuable than a mid-quality emerald. Another unscientific term for semi-precious gemstones used in art history and archaeology is hardstone. Use of the terms 'precious' and 'semi-precious' in a commercial context is, arguably, misleading in that it deceptively implies certain stones are intrinsically more valuable than others, which is not necessarily the case.

@aarifer3990 2 жыл бұрын

I like how the geologist's nails are a greenish color

@gemstonelover3098 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a very interesting and very informative video. Thank and love you ladies.

@Lillyluvsanime 2 жыл бұрын

I was looking at y'all's site and saw that you don't have Painite on there. I was wondering if you would cover that one at some point? Painite is one of my favorites.

@gems 2 жыл бұрын

We’d definitely like to feature it in the future. We’ll see about adding to the site. Thanks for pointing that out!

@mtbkmaniac1 2 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@jedihope6464 2 жыл бұрын

So cool !!

@nhragold1922 2 жыл бұрын

Geology is a beautiful thing!

@robintraina217 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for all the info.

@dienz1 2 жыл бұрын

wow i like the trapiche emerald its so unique and pakistan emerald its so clean inclusion ,,i like it both thought and how ever im born in may should have one of these ,,thq for the vid guys

@liddyweed7616 2 жыл бұрын

Ok I need to study geology 😭I love the earth this is so beautiful the story the earth gives us I literally get emotional from this info 💚💚💚🌏🌎🌍

@emeraldblader4509 2 жыл бұрын

i normally don't watch videos like this but something made me feel like i had to watch this

@John081590 2 жыл бұрын

I love trapiche emeralds.

@dawnsalois 2 жыл бұрын

is the calcite zeolithic ? In OR, we have a particular type of calcite bands in basalt the will make water when you put it into a fire, like a campfire only. geology fun in the woods.