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This was a very good show for beginners to watch. I still liked it as they went beyond the pretty looks into some science stuff like the structure and impurites. (I got told to please shut up during the show....lol)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/treasures-earth-gems.html
Diamonds was the main focus (figures) but they talked about other gems. Like for instance, not all sapphires are blue (no, really??...LOL)
I don't know if those that are outside the US will be able to watch unfortunately. But they talked about the value of Jade in China specifically. I found the history lesson (though short) to be quite interesting.
I believe they're going to have another on metals which is supposed to show on Nov 9.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/treasures-earth-gems.html
Diamonds was the main focus (figures) but they talked about other gems. Like for instance, not all sapphires are blue (no, really??...LOL)
I don't know if those that are outside the US will be able to watch unfortunately. But they talked about the value of Jade in China specifically. I found the history lesson (though short) to be quite interesting.
I believe they're going to have another on metals which is supposed to show on Nov 9.
It was a little dramatic, but entertaining and interesting. I didn't know iron + titanium = blue color of sapphires, so I learned something! And the jade discussion was fascinating.
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