I really enjoyed watching this video, nice molecular description of emerald, and wonderful crystal examples. Great to see you broaden your subject matter beyond gold! :)
Thank you for your kindness, knowledge is helpfull to most of us. we live in areas with many riches but we need teachers to train on such matters, be blessed sir.
Just got your book, can’t wait to read it! I’ve found some flour gold here in Georgia but I’m hoping this will help me up my game - excited to get started!
Very helpful video. Thank you. Ihave a stone I found a bit back and ended up taking off a shell of calcite and there was a golf ball size green gen inside it. What would be the best way to tell what it is? Local jewelers couldn't give me a straight answer as they seemed oddly nervous.
. Please watch my videos on how to Identify minerals for yourself. Part 1 can be found here: ruclips.net/video/MpkW58ZeQlc/видео.html and Part 2 can be found here: ruclips.net/video/zOWo49X90gA/видео.html and Part 3 can be found here: ruclips.net/video/_ab5NngRlVw/видео.html - Those videos should answer a lot of your questions.
Very well presented and interesting. I am a small gemstone dealer with interests in several countries. I actually have some Sandawana Emerald which I believe are the prettiest Emeralds available and though mainly small superior to Columbian. I agree that people should be wary of the internet (I sell on the internet myself) and should always be prepared to make sure they have a legitimate address for, the seller and if the stone is of lesser value be prepared to pay a fee to have the stone certified by a reputable gem lab. My higher value stones I certify as a matter of course I am always happy to get a lab report on less valuable stones for a client at cost. I am in the UK by the way.
I love your teaching. Question for you. I have 2 uncut nEmeralds from the Muzo mine. I got them from a jewelry store in Columbia in 1973 i believe. The store was in a small town not very far from the Muzo mine . Here is the problem i am having ...Even having the jewelry store hand written sales recipe and a full discription of both Emeralds i am having trouble with buyers taking them seriously and trying to play me with their prices. Where do you recommend as good places to try and sell to? They are really nice and clean.
Marketing gemstones and getting the best prices for them is a whole other topic. Often to get full retail price you need a retail store. I am sorry but I cannot be of as much help as you would like.
@@ChrisRalph Believe me with all your videos and the way you teach....you have been more help than you can imagine already. You know how to make things make sense. Thank you for your reply.
Good video. There's an area in the Uinta Mtns. of Utah where some geologists unsuccessfully prospected for emeralds. There's a couple specimens but the source has never been found. They did remark that the region seems similar to the geology of Columbia. They lamented that in their estimation, the region needs a few million more years of erosion to unveil the main source of the few specimens found. Happy to show you the area and literature if you ever get over this way to Utah Chris. Rex B.
It depends on the shape of the rough and the intended shape of the finished stone, so the finished stone usually varies from 30 to 60 percent of the weight of the rough.
I missed seeing your update on re-crystalizing beryl at home. Did you publish it yet? Central Utah (where I live) and parts of Nevada are fairly "rich" in iron colored beryl. So rich in beryl, in fact, that a company near Delta, Utah processes beryl ore to make proton lenses. Looking forward to seeing your crystalizing efforts. Almost all gem quality beryl gems are boiled in oil. Vanadium and chromium atoms stress the crystal structure, so fractures are quite common. I collected lots of beryl crystals years ago while prospecting pegmatite formations in New England and would like to try re-crystalizing it, myself. Green vanadium and green chromium salts are readily available from ceramic suppliers where they are used in ceramic "paints". Thanks for posting this beryl video.
@@ChrisRalph I love listening to you and seeing your excitement for so many other aspects of this wonderful geologic world around us. Stay safe. You have many "friends" you will never meet, like myself, that enjoy following your activities.
Hi dear. I am Hameed from Afghanistan in our village there is lot of mines more the 200 mines I want to start gemstone business but I do not know even the names of gemstones how to identify the stones? how to price them ? where to sell? can you guide me dear think you.
On an Archaeological survey, we found a random crystal of Aquamarine; deep blue, 2 inches long and the diameter of a nickel...huge, whare it came from no one knows, but a fantastic find. Another time, a prospector stopped by a rockshop I was in with a tape cassette full of Violet mine Wha Wha Utah Red Beryl! I gave him $30 for the smallest crystal, raspberry red, gem quality, the size of a pencil and over 1 cm long. Wow! I love that experience to this day. He had Seven of them. Thankyou for the valuable flawless information.
Def need your book. Theres an area in Maryland called Harford County that has rough Emeralds all on the roads and ive been collecting for years. Beautiful crystals too!! Word is that the county pulls rock from a Quarry to put on unpaved roads. But they also grab Green Beral so its literally all over the county. Everyday when i walked my dog id grab a few. No one looks ot even knows to see these gems that they are just walking all over. Note: your not supposed to remove rocks from the parks. 🙄
up scalling my carbon prospecting duly awed to you Chris. way enlightening! howerver can you shade more light on emerald geographical area, ,' plants, deposits, conditions, etc,,, great honor indeed.
There's definitely more places out there to find emeralds. I've found some emeralds but just don't really have the time needed to keep looking. They're out there. It would help to better understand the geology that produces them. Digging the gems from the pockets/veins that produce them requires more knowledge than just finding some gems in a creek bottom. I found mine in a creek bottom. I don't know enough to find the vein/pockets they are dropping out of.
You keep saying “flaws”, but flaws are flaws. Cracks etc. You’re not taking into account the differences between “inclusions”. Jardin doesn’t just mean “flawed”, it references inclusions. Inclusions are not flaws to those into emeralds and Beryls. It’s just how they are made. And also one of the ways they are identified. So pretty please, stop saying flaws.
No, sorry, you don't get to define flaws in your own personal way. Flaws are a broad and general term that covers all sorts of imperfections including inclusions of all forms, solid, liquid and gaseous, plus cracks, etc. And while imperfections are more accepted in emerald and red beryls, the same is not at all true for aqua, morganite, heliodore, etc. So no, flaws of various types are not widely accepted in beryls generally.
hey Chris I got a question about you calling emeralds that come with flaws. you mean inclusions ?or cracks ? as we know inclusions in emeralds are all well known and it has a good value in the market different from having a crack that could cause when it has been cut it. thank you
Flaws are a broad and general term that covers all sorts of imperfections including inclusions of all forms, solid, liquid and gaseous, plus cracks, etc. Emeralds with various flaws or inclusions can still be valuable, but the fewer the flaws , the greater the value of the emerald.
Thank you for educating me about Emeralds. Now to learn where to prospect & dig in the US
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed the video
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I really enjoyed watching this video, nice molecular description of emerald, and wonderful crystal examples. Great to see you broaden your subject matter beyond gold! :)
Many thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for your kindness, knowledge is helpfull to most of us. we live in areas with many riches but we need teachers to train on such matters, be blessed sir.
You are so welcome, glad you enjoyed the video
Certainlly and many of your videos on prospecting other minerals like Lithium, Gold, Copper and many more.@@ChrisRalph
Hello
Chris
Wow emeralds are awesome.
Like always you go beyond and above.
Thank you for all your wisdom and experience.
Many thanks
✨🙏
Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed this video. Minerals, and gemstones are my number #1 love.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
I really like the way you present the information! You are a natural teacher, very easy to listen to, informative and engaging
Glad it was helpful!
Just got your book, can’t wait to read it! I’ve found some flour gold here in Georgia but I’m hoping this will help me up my game - excited to get started!
Hope you enjoy it and do better in your prospecting.
Compraré su libro me gusta mucho aprender de todo esto muchas gracias 😢 por todo esté conocimiento que que usted enseña 🙏
Gracias mi amigo
Very helpful video. Thank you. Ihave a stone I found a bit back and ended up taking off a shell of calcite and there was a golf ball size green gen inside it. What would be the best way to tell what it is? Local jewelers couldn't give me a straight answer as they seemed oddly nervous.
. Please watch my videos on how to Identify minerals for yourself. Part 1 can be found here: ruclips.net/video/MpkW58ZeQlc/видео.html and Part 2 can be found here: ruclips.net/video/zOWo49X90gA/видео.html and Part 3 can be found here: ruclips.net/video/_ab5NngRlVw/видео.html - Those videos should answer a lot of your questions.
Great content. I found a very nice beryl in its matrix. I love mine dumps in Northern Nevada. Thank you for all you do.
Many thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Sir,,,,I come from a gemstones business family and I really appreciate your work❤
Thanks and welcome
Thank you for this video. I was going gem hunting this upcoming summer and this helps.
Best of luck to you in your efforts.
Thank you for this comprehensive video
Glad it was helpful!
Great information again thanks Chris, keep the vids coming.
Thanks, will do! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Quality video and content. Thanks! 😎
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Very well presented and interesting. I am a small gemstone dealer with interests in several countries. I actually have some Sandawana Emerald which I believe are the prettiest Emeralds available and though mainly small superior to Columbian. I agree that people should be wary of the internet (I sell on the internet myself) and should always be prepared to make sure they have a legitimate address for, the seller and if the stone is of lesser value be prepared to pay a fee to have the stone certified by a reputable gem lab. My higher value stones I certify as a matter of course I am always happy to get a lab report on less valuable stones for a client at cost. I am in the UK by the way.
There certainly are good people selling on the internet, but there are dishonest folks too. Glad you liked the video.
Great information, how can I safely remove from rocks, I ordered from Emerald Village in SC.
Sounds interesting.
I love your teaching. Question for you.
I have 2 uncut nEmeralds from the Muzo mine. I got them from a jewelry store in Columbia in 1973 i believe.
The store was in a small town not very far from the Muzo mine .
Here is the problem i am having ...Even having the jewelry store hand written sales recipe and a full discription of both Emeralds i am having trouble with buyers taking them seriously and trying to play me with their prices.
Where do you recommend as good places to try and sell to?
They are really nice and clean.
Marketing gemstones and getting the best prices for them is a whole other topic. Often to get full retail price you need a retail store. I am sorry but I cannot be of as much help as you would like.
@@ChrisRalph
Believe me with all your videos and the way you teach....you have been more help than you can imagine already. You know how to make things make sense. Thank you for your reply.
Good video. There's an area in the Uinta Mtns. of Utah where some geologists unsuccessfully prospected for emeralds. There's a couple specimens but the source has never been found. They did remark that the region seems similar to the geology of Columbia. They lamented that in their estimation, the region needs a few million more years of erosion to unveil the main source of the few specimens found. Happy to show you the area and literature if you ever get over this way to Utah Chris. Rex B.
Interesting. If you have a link to the literature, I'll look at it. Hope you are doing well, Rex.
Great video I would like to know if you cut a gemstone how much rough do you lose on average
It depends on the shape of the rough and the intended shape of the finished stone, so the finished stone usually varies from 30 to 60 percent of the weight of the rough.
@@ChrisRalph thanks i have a piece of imperial topez its 5787 ct i hope to get 10 percent in stones out of it when its cut
I missed seeing your update on re-crystalizing beryl at home. Did you publish it yet? Central Utah (where I live) and parts of Nevada are fairly "rich" in iron colored beryl. So rich in beryl, in fact, that a company near Delta, Utah processes beryl ore to make proton lenses. Looking forward to seeing your crystalizing efforts. Almost all gem quality beryl gems are boiled in oil. Vanadium and chromium atoms stress the crystal structure, so fractures are quite common. I collected lots of beryl crystals years ago while prospecting pegmatite formations in New England and would like to try re-crystalizing it, myself. Green vanadium and green chromium salts are readily available from ceramic suppliers where they are used in ceramic "paints". Thanks for posting this beryl video.
Making larger beryl crystals will be sometime next year.
@@ChrisRalph I love listening to you and seeing your excitement for so many other aspects of this wonderful geologic world around us. Stay safe. You have many "friends" you will never meet, like myself, that enjoy following your activities.
Hi dear. I am Hameed from Afghanistan in our village there is lot of mines more the 200 mines I want to start gemstone business but I do not know even the names of gemstones how to identify the stones? how to price them ? where to sell? can you guide me dear think you.
I am sorry, but I cannot serve as your advisor or guide.
Pretty solid trade craft bro.respect.
Thanks much.
On an Archaeological survey, we found a random crystal of Aquamarine; deep blue, 2 inches long and the diameter of a nickel...huge, whare it came from no one knows, but a fantastic find. Another time, a prospector stopped by a rockshop I was in with a tape cassette full of Violet mine Wha Wha Utah Red Beryl! I gave him $30 for the smallest crystal, raspberry red, gem quality, the size of a pencil and over 1 cm long. Wow! I love that experience to this day. He had Seven of them. Thankyou for the valuable flawless information.
Sounds like an interesting experience
Thank you for this video
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it.
Def need your book. Theres an area in Maryland called Harford County that has rough Emeralds all on the roads and ive been collecting for years. Beautiful crystals too!!
Word is that the county pulls rock from a Quarry to put on unpaved roads. But they also grab Green Beral so its literally all over the county. Everyday when i walked my dog id grab a few. No one looks ot even knows to see these gems that they are just walking all over.
Note: your not supposed to remove rocks from the parks. 🙄
Interesting. Thanks for sharing your story.
up scalling my carbon prospecting duly awed to you Chris. way enlightening! howerver can you shade more light on emerald geographical area, ,' plants, deposits, conditions, etc,,, great honor indeed.
That is what that video is about.
There's definitely more places out there to find emeralds. I've found some emeralds but just don't really have the time needed to keep looking. They're out there. It would help to better understand the geology that produces them. Digging the gems from the pockets/veins that produce them requires more knowledge than just finding some gems in a creek bottom. I found mine in a creek bottom. I don't know enough to find the vein/pockets they are dropping out of.
There are many places to find emeralds for sure.
Very good
Thanks 👍 Glad it was helpful.
The raspberry beryl is extremely beautiful ,where can one find a natural untreated stone of that quality for a ring ?
Search around on Google - they are super rare.
@@ChrisRalph Thank you!
Has anyone been to Gemfield NV ?
I have - Its an area to find agate and related rocks.
Africa & other geographical areas?
Yes, there are emeralds in Zambia and a number of other places.
Emeralds Emeralds Emeralds !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope you are doing well my friend.
all good here !!!@@ChrisRalph
You keep saying “flaws”, but flaws are flaws. Cracks etc. You’re not taking into account the differences between “inclusions”. Jardin doesn’t just mean “flawed”, it references inclusions. Inclusions are not flaws to those into emeralds and Beryls. It’s just how they are made. And also one of the ways they are identified. So pretty please, stop saying flaws.
No, sorry, you don't get to define flaws in your own personal way. Flaws are a broad and general term that covers all sorts of imperfections including inclusions of all forms, solid, liquid and gaseous, plus cracks, etc. And while imperfections are more accepted in emerald and red beryls, the same is not at all true for aqua, morganite, heliodore, etc. So no, flaws of various types are not widely accepted in beryls generally.
emerald is arab word called zemard like sapphire zafir ,
Interesting....
Sorry my friend,Emerals are the month of July
Wrong. Hundreds of authorative websites all say May.
hey Chris I got a question about you calling emeralds that come with flaws. you mean inclusions ?or cracks ?
as we know inclusions in emeralds are all well known and it has a good value in the market
different from having a crack that could cause when it has been cut it.
thank you
Flaws are a broad and general term that covers all sorts of imperfections including inclusions of all forms, solid, liquid and gaseous, plus cracks, etc. Emeralds with various flaws or inclusions can still be valuable, but the fewer the flaws , the greater the value of the emerald.