Mineralogist Answers Gemstone Questions From Twitter Tech Support WIRED
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I guess she mixed that property up with another scale, although her examples of talk being one and diamond 10 on Mohs scale do hold true.
Date: 2024-01-04
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vectorwolf
There's lots of things the gem industry won't tell you though.
Like, diamonds aren't that rare, and also that the market is full of synthetics. Unlike many synthetic gems, where the color and flaws/inclusions are the way to tell a stone is genuine or not, diamonds (especially smallish ones) occur flawlessly with enough frequency that there's no way to tell. So people get talked into spending a fortune for a synthetic stone with a grossly inflated value. The diamond industry is a massive scam.
Instead, spend your money on the literally thousands of other, more interesting and more beautifully unique stones out there, that aren't being controlled by an unethical mafia who's least offensive transgressions involve market manipulation.
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There's lots of things the gem industry won't tell you though.
Like, diamonds aren't that rare, and also that the market is full of synthetics. Unlike many synthetic gems, where the color and flaws/inclusions are the way to tell a stone is genuine or not, diamonds (especially smallish ones) occur flawlessly with enough frequency that there's no way to tell. So people get talked into spending a fortune for a synthetic stone with a grossly inflated value. The diamond industry is a massive scam.
Instead, spend your money on the literally thousands of other, more interesting and more beautifully unique stones out there, that aren't being controlled by an unethical mafia who's least offensive transgressions involve market manipulation.
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handlefornate
I'm glad that she touched on blood diamonds ethics, i think an even better mineral ethics opportunity would be when discussing the minerals of our smartphones and electric vehicles and how the western colonialism in the global south relies on destabilizing the regions where we get all these minerals (especially like Sudan and Congo in Africa) and the humanitarian crisis of these areas!
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I'm glad that she touched on blood diamonds ethics, i think an even better mineral ethics opportunity would be when discussing the minerals of our smartphones and electric vehicles and how the western colonialism in the global south relies on destabilizing the regions where we get all these minerals (especially like Sudan and Congo in Africa) and the humanitarian crisis of these areas!
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delathenleso5793
On Blood Diamonds - good job avoiding talking about all the child slavery! You keep it so clean and clinical, not wanting to dwell on the kids that get their hands cut off for being too slow, their fathers being murdered to keep them down, and all the horrors that people wanting little chunks of carbon for their wedding rings perpetuate.
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On Blood Diamonds - good job avoiding talking about all the child slavery! You keep it so clean and clinical, not wanting to dwell on the kids that get their hands cut off for being too slow, their fathers being murdered to keep them down, and all the horrors that people wanting little chunks of carbon for their wedding rings perpetuate.
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Vistico93
Of the 118 known elements, only 80 of them have at least one stable nuclide and our cellphones use 65 of them. Dang. That's some complex tech I'm using to text my friends!
(I'm assuming cellphones don't use any of the radioactive ones unless there's a need for an old-school smoke detector in them; -)
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Of the 118 known elements, only 80 of them have at least one stable nuclide and our cellphones use 65 of them. Dang. That's some complex tech I'm using to text my friends!
(I'm assuming cellphones don't use any of the radioactive ones unless there's a need for an old-school smoke detector in them; -)
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IronDragon1337
Hello, I m a geologist. Minerals are awesome and some of them can t even be found on earth using AI some undiscovered but possible mineral structures have been theorized, and some are only found in meteorites that form under conditions not found on Earth.
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Hello, I m a geologist. Minerals are awesome and some of them can t even be found on earth using AI some undiscovered but possible mineral structures have been theorized, and some are only found in meteorites that form under conditions not found on Earth.
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RealHumanUser
Question: What wavelength (nanometer) of UV is that? Will UVA, B and C all do that to the stones? Also, I don't usually comment on the superficial but this lady has really nice nails. Great informative video as well. Wins all around.
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Question: What wavelength (nanometer) of UV is that? Will UVA, B and C all do that to the stones? Also, I don't usually comment on the superficial but this lady has really nice nails. Great informative video as well. Wins all around.
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tonyarichards5430
Very interesting. I wish she would have covered star sapphires, although the process is similar to turquoise. I have my mom s Linde ring. She bought it in 1957. My most treasured possession. I think there are seven colors.
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Very interesting. I wish she would have covered star sapphires, although the process is similar to turquoise. I have my mom s Linde ring. She bought it in 1957. My most treasured possession. I think there are seven colors.
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toddkagler1558
Excellent video. I would assume uncertified diamonds are confiscated by us CBP not TSA. TSA simply does flight security screening. US Customs does verification of goods coming into the country.
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Excellent video. I would assume uncertified diamonds are confiscated by us CBP not TSA. TSA simply does flight security screening. US Customs does verification of goods coming into the country.
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wired
Who else was obsessed with minerals as a kid? I had books on them and several minerals I had bought at stores. On occasion I would take a pickax to rocks I found, though I usually just found quartz.
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Who else was obsessed with minerals as a kid? I had books on them and several minerals I had bought at stores. On occasion I would take a pickax to rocks I found, though I usually just found quartz.
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wifipigeon01
I've never thought about gems and minerals as much as I just did, but it was a lot of fun: D Now I can almost understand why Geologists and such are so fond of their little shiny rocks.
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I've never thought about gems and minerals as much as I just did, but it was a lot of fun: D Now I can almost understand why Geologists and such are so fond of their little shiny rocks.
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Asumji
I have created my own little mineral collection over the years and have visited many museums to see such crystals so this has been so close to my heart. Thank you for this episode
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I have created my own little mineral collection over the years and have visited many museums to see such crystals so this has been so close to my heart. Thank you for this episode
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wired
I would watch 10 more episodes of her talking about gems! They are so pretty to look at, but learning more of the science behind how they are formed was really interesting!
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I would watch 10 more episodes of her talking about gems! They are so pretty to look at, but learning more of the science behind how they are formed was really interesting!
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alhypo
Perhaps all those people who lost their money after buying the Hope diamond are just bad with money. I mean, they did buy a useless mineral chunk for way too much money.
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Perhaps all those people who lost their money after buying the Hope diamond are just bad with money. I mean, they did buy a useless mineral chunk for way too much money.
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wired
those diamonds are too big and too big in energy, they probably oppressed the owners' energies resulting in bad luck since energy and luck are two sides of the same coin
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those diamonds are too big and too big in energy, they probably oppressed the owners' energies resulting in bad luck since energy and luck are two sides of the same coin
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_MohamedZain
Thank you to whoever came up with the idea of Tech Support, i learned so much over these past few years, and thank you to all the experts as well, you inspire us.
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Thank you to whoever came up with the idea of Tech Support, i learned so much over these past few years, and thank you to all the experts as well, you inspire us.
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MacMasore
I love people like her, I m not particularly interested in gems, crystals and jewelry but she tells it so well with so much enthusiasm I just kept viewing!
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I love people like her, I m not particularly interested in gems, crystals and jewelry but she tells it so well with so much enthusiasm I just kept viewing!
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BlackCeII
Got to love one wired decides to actually put out something educational as opposed to making some marginally famous internet personality even more famous
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Got to love one wired decides to actually put out something educational as opposed to making some marginally famous internet personality even more famous
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gilmour6754
Love these episodes where the expert is in a field I'd never think to care about, but is so knowledgeable and passionate that I'm loving it.
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Love these episodes where the expert is in a field I'd never think to care about, but is so knowledgeable and passionate that I'm loving it.
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annbacerra
The casting producer doesn't get enough credit. I don't think I've seen a person on this series I wouldn't want to listen to for hours.
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The casting producer doesn't get enough credit. I don't think I've seen a person on this series I wouldn't want to listen to for hours.
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