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How Gemstones Form From Igneous & Metamorphic Processes (12 Examples!) GEO GIRL
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Күн бұрынFor those of you who've asked for a gemstone video, here it (finally) is! In this video, I go over what gemstones are, the variety of ways in which gemstones can form, and then focus on 12 specific gemstone examples-- diamond, ruby, sapphire, tourmaline, emerald, aquamarine, garnet, peridot, topaz, lapis lazuli, & turquoise-- to discuss how each of these gems form, how they get there beautiful colors and optical properties, & more! I have a follow-up video coming out soon to discuss sedimentary & additional hydrothermal gemstones, including opal, amythst, citrine, pearl, moonstone, onyx, coral, & amber, so check it out here: • How Gemstones Form Fro... (it is currently posted as a member-only video, but will be available to everyone very soon!)
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References:
Shigley, 2009 (Diamond, Natural)- doi.org/10.100...
Read & Janse, 2009 (Diamonds: Exploration, mines and marketing)- doi.org/10.101...
Hurlbut & Kammerling, 1991 (Gemology)- amzn.to/42cqfpS
van Hinsberg et al., 2011 (Tourmaline: an ideal indicator of its host environment)- doi.org/10.374...
Groat, 2008 (Geology of gem deposits)- doi.org/10.100...
Earth Materials: Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology textbook: amzn.to/3WFVSXK
Spear, 1993 (Metamorphic phase equilibria and pressure-temperature-time paths) doi.org/10.118...
Bucher & Grapes, 2011 (Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks)- amzn.to/42dvOVl
Schumann, 2017 (Gemstones of the World: Newly Revised & Expanded Fourth Edition)- amzn.to/3qh2eRD
Harlow & Sorensen, 2001 (Jade: Occurrence and metasomatic origin)- research.amnh....
Weigand et al., 1977 (Turquoise sources & source analysis)- doi.org/10.101...
0:00 What are Gemstones?
1:36 How do Gemstones Form?
3:19 List of Gemstones
4:08 How Diamonds Form
7:45 Diamond Colors
9:51 How Ruby & Sapphire Form
12:00 How Tourmaline Forms
12:40 Pegmatite Tourmaline
15:14 Tourmaline Colors
15:45 How Emerald & Aquamarine Form
17:43 How Garnet Forms
20:05 Garnet Varieties (Colors)
21:02 How Peridot Forms
23:08 How Jade Forms
25:27 How Topaz Forms
26:03 How Lapis Lazuli Forms
27:38 How Turquoise Forms
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@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
CORRECTION: I was wrong about jade! Sorry guys, I clearly got sloppy with my research near the end of the gem list. Jade refers to either jadeite or nephrite, not a mixture of the two. There is no such thing as a 'jadeite-nephrite mixture'. They are both formed in metamorphic zones of oceanic-continental crust collisions, but in different environments. Jadeite is a pyroxene that forms along the oceanic crust boundary in blueschist and eclogite facies metamorphism, under high pressure. Nephrite is an amphibole that forms during metasomatic replacement of serpentinite in the mantle wedge, under lower pressure. People didn’t learn until the 1860s that the two types of jade were very different mineral species, so we continue to call both minerals “jade”, but they are always found separately, not together! Thank you @tedetienne7639 for pointing this out! Sorry again everyone for the misinformation!
@tedetienne7639 Жыл бұрын
😍😍 Thank you! I'm so happy to help! 💚💚
@nicholasmaude6906 Жыл бұрын
Here in New Zealand Jade is referred to as Greenstone or Pounamu ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pounamu ).
@ANCIENTASTRONAUT411 Жыл бұрын
Can i get a date i think your so beautiful
@gavares3 Жыл бұрын
Hey can you do helium3 on the moon, how its deposited and it's uses?
@raymondready7496 Жыл бұрын
Don't beat yourself up about a mistake. Mistakes are precious sometimes. Good video.
@gauriiupadhyay 7 ай бұрын
This channel is soo underrated.
@nerdysenpai716 Жыл бұрын
Hey, Geo Girl, You're the best😘😘😜😜. I have been scoring high grades in mineralogical exploration thanks to you
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
So glad to hear that! ;D Great job!!
@BackYardScience2000 Жыл бұрын
Oh! I love this subject! I'd would also love to see a video on the formation of agates, chalcedony, quartz and others like them like Jasper. I've been collecting a LOT of samples from our local sources here in eastern Kentucky and there are some weird, giant, colorful and very odd agates/flints around here. I've found some the size of cinder blocks and you can tell that they broke off from other larger pieces. I just can't seem to find the source layers that they come from and can only find them in the creeks and rivers.
@BackYardScience2000 Жыл бұрын
I can also provide pictures of these agates and cuts showing what they look like on the inside. I just can't polish them.... Yet.
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
I am currently working on one all about agates! :D
@BackYardScience2000 Жыл бұрын
@@GEOGIRL awesome! Can't wait to see it! 😃
@justindunlap1235 Жыл бұрын
@@GEOGIRL sweet, there's just something about agates that I love, probably because my first experience rock hounding was searching for ellensburg blue agates with my grandpa before he passed.
@barbaradurfee645 Жыл бұрын
Rachel’s granny has an eagle eye for Lake Superior agates in Minnesota and she got us started on agate hunting
@brianazmy3156 Жыл бұрын
If only we had science teachers like her back in the day. She took a half hour and schooled me what it took my teachers months, and this was with a smile. Great video and thanks for sharing this with us.
@davidhoward4715 Жыл бұрын
I despise this sort of comment. This is a great channel, but teachers have to work with a different syllabus. People like you always blame hard-working teachers for your own ignorance.
@tonyb1968 15 күн бұрын
@davidhoward4715, you are the problem. "You people always blaming...blah, blah blah. What a 🤡
@tedetienne7639 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Thank you! I studied gemology for a while, and I really enjoyed how they have their own understanding and terminology about gems. It’s definitely its own thing within geology that deserves more attention, like this video. Also, I thought you were on a break, but I just KNEW you couldn’t stay away for too long! You’re just too passionate about geology, and too good at teaching it!
@harrietharlow9929 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting! I'm a geology fan and now I understand formation of gemstones better. Thank you so much for uploading!
@ashajacob8362 Жыл бұрын
Good to see you again Geo Girl!☺️ You reached 31k wow! Last time I came it was less than 10k glad your channel is growing I hope this channel will reach 100k 😊
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I hope so too ;D
@tedetienne7639 Жыл бұрын
I'd be interested in learning about sodalite, because (1) it's pretty! and (2) I have so little experience with the feldspathoids and quartz-poor minerals, I really need a refresher with them! Also, zircon is rarely used as a gemstone, and it's far more useful for scientific study, but that's why I'd love to hear about how that gemstone is formed! Thank you!
@spindoctor6385 Жыл бұрын
Once again, great content. I would love a dedicated video of how transition metals lead to different colours. I like the underlying physics invoved in geology. I think I can speak for many of your viewers when I say that I genuinely hope you know how much your channel is appreciated.
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I cannot tell you how nice it is to see comments like this. With the growth of my channel, I tend to see and focus more on the negative comments, but comments like this one always remind me that there are people out there enjoying and appreciating my videos and that really motivates me to continue! :)
@spindoctor6385 Жыл бұрын
@@GEOGIRL I would have hoped that you would not recieve many (any?) negative comments. You are right up there with my favourite science channels and clearly the best channel on geology by a long margin. With Pbs space time, Event horizon, Steve Mould your channel sits comfortably. You have a real talent, science communication is not easy. Ignore bad comments, keep doing things your way.
@jocelynlewis8985 Жыл бұрын
Hi! Love your videos 😊, I would love to hear about why transition metals and how they cause different colors
@billkallas1762 Жыл бұрын
Mt wife has a "thing" about Garnet. Now I learn that there are a bunch of different types of Garnet. Almandine, Pyrope, and Spessartine, depending on if it's iron-aluminium, aluminium silicate, or manganese aluminium. And it gets more complicated from there. (Enough to make your head spin)
@sydhenderson6753 Жыл бұрын
Don't tell your wife or she'll want the whole collection.
@billkallas1762 Жыл бұрын
@@sydhenderson6753 True.
@christianhunt7382 Жыл бұрын
Way cool topic, GeoGirl Rocks! I was lowkey waiting for some gemstone and fancy mineral vids, fantastic al always!
@justindunlap1235 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the awesome video. This is perfect timing, I'm about to leave on a trip into the north cascades to dig crystals. I'll be heading up to the golden horn batholith, there are tons of interesting gems and minerals in that area.
@barbaradurfee645 Жыл бұрын
I’m jealous! Someday Rachel and her brother and I will rockhound in the NW. So far we’ve only hunted in SW. Good hunting!
@lv4tmnt90 Жыл бұрын
Dimond are this girls' best lapidary tool. Dimond coated blades and drill bits!
@kokopelli314 Жыл бұрын
I grew up loving geology and especially crystals. I learned a whole bunch of new things from your video so thank you!
@peterdore2572 Жыл бұрын
I learned so much in this video. Gotta show my friends!
@Splarkszter 8 ай бұрын
Oh, wow, the sheer qualit of this. It's incredible!!!!!!!!!!!! I hugely love this sooooo much. Thank you for your insane high quality work, your website is also incredibly beautiful. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK.
@vincentnieto7792 Жыл бұрын
You deserve all the gemstones geogirl ❤!
@michaelellis4572 Жыл бұрын
I would love to see a video about how transition metals effect the colors of gemstones. Thank you for making this one!
@Hellbender8574 Жыл бұрын
This was a great video. It's cool to know how gems formed.
@philochristos Жыл бұрын
Turquoise is pretty. I like it as a crushed inlay in woods like cedar. If you're going to cover pearls, maybe you should also do gallstones.
@barbaradurfee645 Жыл бұрын
I love turquoise, malachite and azurite too
@shadeen3604 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much geo girl your knowledge about gems and gemmology is amazin being geologist and explanation about gemstones excellent we want to see more videos about gemstones because we are in gem and jewelry field
@kokokoko-ih6ef Жыл бұрын
I like your videos so much❤❤❤
@TheErichill Жыл бұрын
Please do the transition element colors video. That sounds interesting.
@emilio3769 Жыл бұрын
I need someone like you when I'm gem hunting. I found a great spot where lava use to flow/. Found a beautiful black petrified wood. And tons of other shinys.
@earthexpanded Жыл бұрын
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing and your efforts. This brought to mind Mt. Girnar. A true gem of planet Earth. It has a hexagonal inner ring of olivine-gabbro that surrounds its central mountain, and many geometric shapes reminiscent of gems. Its central mountain is littered with channels where volatiles flowed through the monzonite-diorite core. The mantle boundary is ~35km centered on the mountain and decreasing to ~30km at a radius of approximately 60km from the center of the mountain. Reflector segments have been proposed to exist down to the moho starting from around the ~10km radius mountain to, at the moho, a radius of ~50km. Something important is going on with this mountain that relates to so many aspects of geology. It seems like many of the principles of gemstone formation were at play in the overall formation of this mountain, in a fractal way.
@JoesFirewoodVideos Жыл бұрын
You’ve been MIA, we’ve missed you, we’ve been worried. I ❤ GEO GIRL!
@eduardos.366 Жыл бұрын
Very nice video. Yes, I would be happy to see a video about why transition metals are responsible for the colors in gemstones. Thanks geogirl.
@Prefex21 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video!! That 30 minutes flew by omg! Good job!
@curtisblake261 Жыл бұрын
It's fun to listen to someone who can genuinely chuckle while saying something like "within the mantle".
@virginie_fabrice Жыл бұрын
clarity passion and intellectual honesty ( see the correction ! ) everything is perfect !! very nice !
@JKTCGMV13 Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, gemstones 💎
@ramchauhan5238 Жыл бұрын
Yes...i want sum dimond and Ruby 😅😅😅💖
@knowledgeckr786 Жыл бұрын
Yes we can get a dozen at the price of £1 including packaging and shipping. Look another success of china. Lol
@michaeltrone616 Жыл бұрын
I enjoy how knowledgeable and passionate you are about geology! Makes for interesting videos. Thx!
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! So glad you enjoy them ;D
@cavetroll666 Жыл бұрын
Very good video thanks I recently went hiking in Northern Ontario and saw all sorts of interesting minerals and rocks.
@stevenbaumann8692 Жыл бұрын
Very well done! 👍🏻
@stevefritz5182 Жыл бұрын
Super content as always! What I would love is more content with maps. Not that I want you to create an army of rock hounds but something that associates the classroom with our world. I live in wonderful Colorado with so many geology lessons outside my door. But, I also travel extensively in both the US and abroad and lately Baja, Mexico. I want to be able to associate my surroundings with geologic history. I believe that is what you do with your studies. In other words, it would be cool to have more field content but understandably, using maps might be more practical than a field trip to Mount Antero, Colorado where aquamarine is just laying about.
@gavares3 Жыл бұрын
this is a good idea, I havea hard time visualizing in my head how these terrains and goelogical features change over time. I bet a group of PYthon Gurus could do some crazy Moving map animations with some of the USGS data available. All of you guys are amaizng. Steve, Keep teaching! Please. We need you more than ever now.
@donwilkins3059 Жыл бұрын
Excellent as usual.
@entropic-decay Жыл бұрын
a fun little note: diamonds can also form with a black coloration, typically as a product of a carbon-rich meteorite impact. The black color is the product of their crystalline lattice including formations of graphite, another arrangement of carbon.
@ecks_marks_the_spot Жыл бұрын
Awesome presentation. Thanks. You've provided a nice framework from which I can possibly identify some of the "agate" like rocks I find on San Diego beaches. I have one in particular I might want your help with but I'll watch part 2 before reaching out.
@YuriyKuzin Жыл бұрын
"diamonds are a girl's best friend" but I like them in Emerald :) thank you it was interesting..
@melodyfalle5708 2 ай бұрын
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@sarahyoung646 Жыл бұрын
Definitely down for a look into how those colors work, please make a followup!
@anaryl Жыл бұрын
We love you geo girl !!❤❤🪨🪨🪨
@kimberlyperrotis8962 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful, two generations of lady geologists in one family! I wasn’t among the very first ice-breakers, but in the 80s, there weren’t many of us around.
@Octa9on Жыл бұрын
yes please make a video about transition metal coloration
@AutodidacticPhd Жыл бұрын
I would be interested in seeing a little more on how metals create the colours in minerals. I also watch the "Periodic Videos" channel and they touch on how metals burn with different coloured flames and tend to make very colourful salts, so getting a geologic perspective sounds really interesting.
@Pappaoh Жыл бұрын
Fantastic vid packed with so much great material!
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
Thanks! So glad you enjoyed it ;D
@dougberrett8094 Жыл бұрын
It may not be true that synthetic diamond comes only in clear and green. Polycrystalline diamond is black. It is formed naturally, and is called carbonado. It is also pressed onto a tungsten carbide puck to form a PDC [Polycrystalline Diamond Compact] in huge presses. It may be black only because it is polycrystalline and not mono crystalline like gem stones are. It can be polished to a mirror finish, and can make some pretty things. It also stays shiny, if it was polished using very fine diamond grit.
@bentationfunkiloglio Жыл бұрын
Minerals are so cool. My house sits on outer margin of a large intrusive mafic formation. Results in a magnificent variety of minerals in my backyard stream! Millions of years ago must’ve been a major hydrothermal alteration party back there.
@buddahluvaz8 Жыл бұрын
My mom buys these gems from people who say they have magical properties like healing. Is there any way I can scientifically convince her that this isn’t true? I tried telling her it’s a con but she doesn’t buy it lol
@spindoctor6385 Жыл бұрын
I don't believe that your mum can be convinced scientifically. You might need to bribe her psychic to tell her about the secret 1100s curse put on all gemstones. The magic has not worked since the true wickens were killed during the crusades.
@maryglo1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for explaining the grey areas. My college friend wrote a song called Soft Lines. "There are only soft lines in nature..." May have to record that one again. We had a band back then, the eighties...
@Netrangerrr Жыл бұрын
I love your videos. I am beginning a PhD in geology/geoscience and I am inspired by you helping others. If you ever need help in gemstones again, I'm very good at that I actually work for a mining company that was mining gemstones in Afghanistan and I have a very good survey of various gemstones and can recognize the rough Crystal versions, and sort them by quality to be cut into gemstones for jewelry.
@barbaradurfee645 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Fascinating region to explore the geology, I’m jealous😊😊
@shadeen3604 Жыл бұрын
Thank you geo girl for your correction
@TheLighteningCandle-us6hb 3 ай бұрын
Not sure if you've already done this or not - but would like to see you do a video on transition metals and the colors in minerals. Thank You for the informative and enjoyable content
@realcourte Жыл бұрын
Bought many samples last year for fun! My favorites are Kunzite, rutiled quartz and fire opal. :) TY again for your research and have fUN! :)
@EnginAtik Жыл бұрын
Great content, great teacher: I learned a lot from this video.
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! :)
@melparrishjr Жыл бұрын
I was just channel surfing and this video caught my eye! I'm currious about the "precipitation" part of the proccess ...just trying to form a mental picture. Is it likened to the hardwater deposits that we struggle with in our bathrooms? Or like the slow dripping accumulation of salts into the forms of stalactites and stalagmites? I really have no idea about these things but I imagine that fluids not just water but fluids in general carry the minerals in solution and deposit them like the ring around the tub. Only, there are no pumice deposits anywhere to naturally scour them away!
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
Great question! I will talk more about precipitation in this weeks 'part 2' gemstone video, but in general you are absolutely right with your examples. It is just the solidification of salts/minerals from water that is over saturated in those salt's ions. For example: if you dissolve table salt (NaCl) in a cup of water and leave that cup out in a dry place until the water fully evaporates, the NaCl will re-precipitate and be left at the bottom of the cup once dry. The reason is because when you first put the salt in, the water is undersaturated in Na+ and Cl- ions so the NaCl salt dissociates into these ions (aka: it dissolves), then as the water evaporates, this leaves behind a solution more saturated in Na+ & Cl- (since only H2O is evaporating, not the salt ions), once the solution becomes 'supersaturated' in these ions, they are no longer stable dissolved in solution and they 'precipitate' out of solution to form solid crystals. So basically, it is a reversible reaction and whether the mineral dissolves or precipitates is all just about what is thermodynamically (energetically) favorable at that time. This evaporation-precipitation process is often how these mineral deposits form in nature and that is why we call them 'evaporite' minerals. But there are other ways that minerals can 'precipitate', for example, life can induce the precipitation of minerals like CaCO3 for their shells/skeletons (e.g., mollusks, sponges, & corals) by increasing pH which favors CaCO3 precipitation or by directly taking Ca2+ and CO32- ions into their cells where they can become saturated enough to precipitate. Anyway, I could talk about this all day, so I will stop now but don't worry I have a video about calcium carbonate minerals coming out very soon that will answer a lot of your precipitation questions! ;)
@konstantinavalentina3850 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you mention what's coming in the next video because i was gonna ask if some those were gonna be in the next vid. :P Not really gemstones, but, i understand there's materials actually HARDER than diamond like: Wurtzite boron nitride Lonsdaleite Dyneema Palladium microalloy glass?
@EnergyTRE Ай бұрын
Transform or purified by natural processes. Great content. More should comprehend Crystals they hold many keys to our future. Perovskite are my favorites and all the piezoelectrics ♾️🙏🏼
@zelda3997 Жыл бұрын
11:15 totally make a video about that please!
@michaellester6839 Жыл бұрын
I could listen to you talk all day ❤
@johnnylovesgod4516 6 ай бұрын
Cool video. Thanks for the learning lesson, teacher 😂👍💖
@matrixtech6917 Жыл бұрын
I like this video, and the subject of the video! I definitely want the video on transition metals
@donaldbrizzolara7720 Жыл бұрын
Rachel: Nicely done! I may have missed it but did you mention the informal designation of precious vs. semiprecious gemstones. I may be wrong but I believe only diamond, ruby, sapphire and emerald are considered precious, the remainder semiprecious. Also, a few weeks ago I sent you a comment that you may not have seen. I was just curious to hear your response…so here it is once more: “I’ve been thinking about what initially drove me towards geology. What enticed me about it? I think a large factor was the element of field work (plus minimal math requirements😆!). The ability to work outdoors and attempt to unravel some of the earth’s mysteries to me was irresistible. I think many of us felt that way. Now this may not be applicable to your channel but I would think a video introduction to the nature of geologic field work would be an interesting topic for the general public. I don’t believe that you have addressed this subject in your many videos, but it really is part of the groundwork basic to a geologist’s education. How is data collected and what basic instruments or tools are used? How is an area mapped? What is stratigraphic section and how is it measured? How are contacts and faults delineated? How is structural data collected, etc…etc? It’s a big and fascinating topic. For the past couple of years I’ve even considered tackling the subject myself with a series of “a day in the life of” KZfaq videos…but, truly, you would be the very best teacher. At any rate…just a thought…and an idea for future works.”
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
I had a slide about that categorization into precious vs semiprecious, but then took it out because the video was too long haha, but you are correct! Those are the precious ones :) From what I found, however, the distinction is somewhat subjective. Also, I have a feeling you were not alone in taking into account the lack of math required hahaha! ;) Thanks so much as always for suggestions! I certainly have many of those 'field' and demonstrative topics on my list, they are just not on my immediate list due to current time and resource constraints, but I will cover them at some point! In the mean time, I would love to see your take if you do decide to make that series :D
@1969kodiakbear Жыл бұрын
Fascinating. By the way, I have difficulty communicating because I had a stroke in Broca’s area, the part of the brain that controls speech. 2/8/2021 but I lived again. (My wife helped me compose this.)
@k.taylor3526 Жыл бұрын
Yes, a vid on why transition metals are the ones that cause most coloration would be great!
@joepaul1763 Жыл бұрын
Welcome back!!!!!! ❤
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad to be back! :D
@joepaul1763 Жыл бұрын
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@erod818 Жыл бұрын
This was GREAT!
@ronaldbucchino1086 Жыл бұрын
Excellent -- thank you.
@jeffreyallen3796 Жыл бұрын
Yes please I have a Molybdenum deposit close by. So the video would be awesome.
@axiomrootff7223 2 ай бұрын
Love your videos from India 💎
@youssefdrissi9259 Жыл бұрын
It's just amazing, it was a good summary 👍👍🙂
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@RM-yw6xe 4 ай бұрын
I just found out that I have a location in BC, Canada for phenakite. Didn't know this stuff was so valuable and rare. Just saying that I really want to see what gemstone you got. A video dedicated to your own stuff behind you wold be so cool, GG.
@JKTCGMV13 Жыл бұрын
Near the start you used the qualifier “sometimes” for the use of gemstones in industrial processes. I’m curious about the stats for those uses. I bet there are more diamond-containing tools than diamond rings, and other gemstones are even used in things as common as phones.
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
Really? Wow, I would've said there are more diamond rings than tools! But gemstones are not my expertise, so you're probably right. I'll have to look into that, that is such a interesting question! :D
@justindunlap1235 Жыл бұрын
Definitely more diamond cutting tools, at a cursory glance I have 14+ diamond abrasive tools sitting on my workbench , and that doesn't even count all of the Dremel bits. Plus the diamonds used are the ones with poor clarity and color and other imperfections so there is a greater supply of industrial use diamonds than gem grade.
@justindunlap1235 Жыл бұрын
After a little research, approximately 80 percent of diamonds are used in industrial processes.
@hazardousmaterials1284 Жыл бұрын
I work with a drilling crew, taking 5-foot samples of rock cores, and we use diamond coring drill bits all the time. Using the hardest mineral to cut other rocks - it’s only sensible!
@susanfarley1332 Жыл бұрын
I saw an exhibit of carved jade in san Francisco that was all sorts of colors. I was a kid when i saw the exhibit so i thought the green carvings were jade and the other colors were something else. Nice to know i was wrong. I like learning new stuff.
@chaiwarrior11 Жыл бұрын
Transition metal affect on colourisation would be a great video. Need to brush up, err...relearn a lot of chemistry. Thanks!
@raylopez99 Жыл бұрын
A gem of a channel...how diamonds form from supersonic bursts from within the earth, formed in stars, would be nice.
@raylopez99 Жыл бұрын
I see terrestrial diamonds were covered, but not the Kimberlite Pipe, where supersonic speeds (or high speeds) may be required to prevent the diamond from burning up. Diamonds are formed in the Earth's mantle at a depth of 150 to 200 km and brought to the surface rapidly in a volcanic vent that forms a kimberlite pipe. The magma travels at several hundred kilometers per hour as it moves through the Earth's crust, and may be ejected at supersonic speeds.3 The volcanic cone formed above the kimberlite pipe is very small in comparison to volcanoes like Mount St. Helens, but the magma originates at depths at least 3 times as great.0 When magma from these deep volcanic pipes cool down, it solidifies into Kimberliterocks, and the volcanic pipe from which magma comes out is called Kimberlite Pipe. If the speed of magma is not high enough, diamond can change its crystalline structure to graphite if remained exposed to magma for too long.
@sydhenderson6753 Жыл бұрын
The only one I think got left off is zircon, which is often found in granites and other igneous rocks.
@witchy90210 Жыл бұрын
I have always been fascinated as to how crystals and gems form within magma. It is alwys so hard to wrap my head around it because, eventhough its effectively very similar to how crystals grow in water, because you think magma and rock its very hard to picture how it can happen in such a hot and thick environment, its just extremely slow.
@tomsmith4542 Жыл бұрын
nice gem review !!
@maryglo1 Жыл бұрын
RUBY, sapphires💗💖
@charlesdye8367 Жыл бұрын
Pet peeve of mine. Clear is referring to translucency. It would be colorless not clear. Rubies are clear and red.😊
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
Oh thanks! That's good to know ;D
@iansmolinski109 Жыл бұрын
GEO GIRL if you haven't seen Padparadasch gemstones of Corundum, you have to see it.
@ianbotha9912 9 ай бұрын
I worked at Cullinan Diamond Mine. Geologists there told me it was the oldest known diamond pipe in the world with the last eruption happening 1.5 billion years ago. Cullinan is known for Beryllium diamonds as well as for the largest diamond ever discovered. Beryllium diamonds are deep blue in color and worth about five times more than any other diamond because Cullinan is the only volcano known to have produced them. These diamonds have uses in high temperature instrumentation because they maintain a constant conductivity until they sublimate. Interestingly, while I worked at Cullinan Geologists found an old river course 1200meters underground that gave a better yield in diamonds than the pipe it its mud stone horizons The obvious conclusion would be that there is an older but as yet undiscovered pipe in the Clullinan area. I was actually wondering how a volcano such as that could be buried that deeply.
@Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears Жыл бұрын
I wish there was more distinction in everyone's discussions between Beryl and Tourmaline and corundum. They all have very similar growth habits and are always talked about together. As someone with dyslexia this makes them all a category for me and I find it almost impossible to keep them separated. Especially with all the list of elements that always accompany these conversations. Yes it is part of the nature of the material but I do not have a good enough handle on the material to have a suggestion on change.
@susanfarley1332 Жыл бұрын
I like opals.
@highenergyog Жыл бұрын
As a person that loves rocks I’ve subscribed within the first minute of your video, I’ve been somewhat lucky with finding treasures within our planet and I’m hoping to become more educated on this wonderful subject. Best regards from Lloyd.
@bigbear7567 Жыл бұрын
Great video and yes I would like to see that video about transition metals.
@BNugget69 Жыл бұрын
Transition metals and colors!!!
@karenbuse6064 Жыл бұрын
Great video, it cleared up many questions I've had regarding formation of these particular gemstones. Looking forward to Part 2. I do have a couple of questions about diamonds. You mentioned that diamonds are formed from carbon transported down to the mantle by subduction. Based on where the diamonds occur on the surface, is it possible to imaginarily run the plate tectonic treadmill in reverse and link them to a particular biologic occurrence on the surface? I’ve read that the last eruption of the type that brings diamonds to the surface occurred about 100 mya and it’s unlikely there will be any more of this type; is that true? My favorite gemstone is Labradorite, BTW.
@barbaradurfee645 Жыл бұрын
There used to be a bank building in Duluth that had counters made of polished labradorite, they were sensational.
@pucky8231 Жыл бұрын
I'd like a video about transition metals affecting color of gems please.
@daxsimpkins9183 6 ай бұрын
Your Like a teacher
@sleepygrumpy Жыл бұрын
a magical lecture!
@robertpayne9009 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
Thank you ;D
@hubrigant Жыл бұрын
I would definitely like to watch a video of the effects of transition metals on color.
@DerbyKnowledge93 Жыл бұрын
SPHENE.....while most sphene is crummy, the quality stones are like no other gemstone. Can be called 'The Christmas Tree' gemstone, when multiple colors (red-green-golden yellow) sparkle like a diamond. The main 3 colors of sphene are green, golden yellow, and brown. Rounds are the shape that is most desirable, and when you see a quality stone, it is easy to see why.
@24kgoogilliontvofficial Жыл бұрын
I love stone/gems
@muzikhed Жыл бұрын
Nice information video. I like like like liked it.
@GEOGIRL Жыл бұрын
Thanks! So glad you liked it ;)
@aanchaallllllll 11 ай бұрын
0:35: 💎 Gemstones are minerals or organic materials that possess exceptional beauty, rarity, and durability. 3:39: 💎 The video discusses various gemstones, including diamonds, and how they are formed. 7:10: 🌋 The differentiation of rocks over time has led to a decrease in ultramafic volcanic eruptions on Earth, but studying volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon IO could provide insights into the composition of the mantle. 10:39: 💎 The formation of igneous and metamorphic rocks begins with aluminum-rich magma that crystallizes into corundum, creating sapphire or ruby depending on the presence of chromium. 13:45: ⏳ The rate of cooling affects the size of crystal formation, with slower cooling allowing for larger crystals to form. 17:08: ! Different minerals can have different colors and properties due to changes in their structure and oxidation states. 20:29: 🔴 The X text discusses the different colors and impurities found in garnets and olivine. 23:52: 🌋 Regional metamorphism occurs at plate boundaries due to the collision of tectonic plates, resulting in high pressure, temperature, and igneous activity. 27:18: 🔍 The presence of pyrite and turquoise in lapis lazuli adds contrast and shimmer. Recap by Tammy AI
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