SciShow
This Crystal Is ELECTRIC
There's a few minerals that exhibit something called piezoelectricity and pyroelectricity, which mean that either heat or pressure can turn them electric. Here's a demo from the SciShow Rocks Box where you can see this for yourself - all...
SciShow
The Island Made Of Gemstones
Zabargad Island in the Red Sea is so crusted with peridot that it's fair to say the place is literally made of it.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The most colorful gemstones on Earth | Jeff Dekofsky
In November 1986, Australian miners climbed Lunatic Hill and bored 20 meters into the Earth. They were rewarded with a fist-sized, record breaking gemstone, which they named the Hailey's Comet opal. Thanks to a characteristic called...
SciShow Kids
Where Do Pearls Come From?
You may think oysters taste kind of gross, but did you know that some of them hide rare gemstones?
Curated Video
Crystallisation
The formation of solid crystals from a solution, or a cooling liquid or gas. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
Curated Video
Earthly Treasures: Precious Gemstones
Discover the specific conditions needed for the formation of emeralds, rubies and sapphires; and how there is now potential to 'grow' them in laboratories. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Emeralds are made from beryllium....
Curated Video
Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Finishing Our Jewel Props
This lesson will see us finishing jewel props for our Dungeon Prop.
Next Animation Studio
Giant, green emerald found in Zambia mine
Gemfields, the world's largest producer of green stones, has discovered a giant, green emerald in Zambia.
Curated Video
Specific IELTS Vocabulary for Jewelry Questions
Today you’ll learn useful IELTS vocabulary for questions about jewelry.
Curated Video
Gemstone Coloration: How Different Gemstones Get Their Colors
Explore how gemstones get their colors. We learn that gemstones absorb and reflect certain light waves based on their chemical structures, resulting in different colors. Some gemstones are self-colored, while others are colored by...
Bridgeman Arts
1950s: Hands use amber to pick up feathers from table
1950s: Hands use amber to pick up feathers from table. Man in period costume stands before scientific tools. Hands rub amber with wool. Hands rub glass rod with silk cloth.
Bridgeman Arts
1950s: Glass rod attracts suspended amber
1950s: Glass rod attracts suspended amber. Hands rub glass rod with silk cloth. Glass rods repel one another. Wind and rain batter trees. Lightning bolt. Kite flies in stormy sky.
Bloomberg
De Beers CFO Sees Growth in Consumer Demand for Diamonds
Feb.22 -- Nimesh Patel, De Beers chief financial officer, discusses diamond market fundamentals and what gaining South African permits means for the company. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Curated Video
Chinese gem market remains glittering prize
Shenzhen - 26 February 2013
AP Television News
1. Close of a sapphire and diamond necklace on display (60,300 US dollars)
2. Close of sapphire rings (93,000 US dollars on screen left and 29,700 US dollars on screen right)
3. Emerald...
Bridgeman Arts
Africa: Congo mines, 1960s
1960s: AFRICA: men work wheel. Congo diamond mines. Tin from Nigeria. Copper and Uranium from the Congo. Boys on beach watch boat on water.
Curated Video
Sparkling start to Mumbai Jewellery Fair
AP Television
Mumbai - January 6, 2013
1. Close of bracelets turning on model hand
2. Close of broach of two lovers
3. Close of bracelets, pan down
4. Pull focus on ring and Cartier snake watch
5. Pull focus of ring and matching...
Bridgeman Arts
Africa: Congo Mines, 1960s
1960s: AFRICA: man puts gold bar on pile. Mines in Congo. Industrial diamonds from Congo region. Diamonds from South Africa. Diamond mine buildings