LOVEEEEEEEEE THIS VIDEO!!! I've been so interested in Beryl since I heard about the 12 stones in the Bible just last week. I have a raw beryl stone coming in the mail along with several others and I honestly cannot wait to get them. Your gems are absolutely beautiful!! I didn't know this but all 12 stones in the breastplate were ALL anisotropic which in pure light shows a rainbow of all the colors and isotropic like diamonds and rubies are all isotropic and show blacks and grays under true pure light. FASCINATING considering we just found out about this within the last 100 years.
I've seen Goshenite and I actually love it. When cut and faceted the right way, it has a great sparkle and brilliance, better than white zircon or white topaz. Thank you for this very informative video on beryls.
imari2305 Your welcome. Although I have not cut goshenite I have cut zircon which looked much like a diamond as did the 571 carat quartz I cut in another UA-cam video. So yes low refractive index gems can cut quite brilliant.
Depends on the beryl. Emerald can hit a high of 10000 per carat. Aqua maybe $500 per carat. Heliodore $150 per carat. Morganite $200 per carat. Red beryl I have little price info but it’s not far behind emerald.
Morganite to me is so attractive in its natural, untreated pale pink. In combination with aqua could make a really fine piece of jewellery. The light blue of aqua is just beyond beautiful. Heliodore is really nice when the yellow tint is pure. The green of emerald is the most valued, but I'm into her humble siblings haha.
Your Awesome Steve. With all the information your sharing with myself & others that tune in. Im new to gems & just fascinated in all the History that comes with each gem . Thank you..
I love aquamarine. I was lucky enough to know Dr. Peter Bancroft personally and back in the 1980’s and early 90’s he gave me a couple of aquamarine crystals from his collection and I will treasure them always.
I came here as I was reading Elif Shafak novel The Architect's Apprentice to know more of nuances of colours. A stone in a pond ripples and circles after circles of knowledges and Truths reveal themselves.History,Metaphors,Colours,the whole spectrum of Emotions,cultures,taboos prejudices lots and lots more. I am now taking more interest in Gems.
I think the aquamarines are just to die for. Love emeralds though. Looking forward to watching your show on garnets, my birthstone and a stone that I truly love. I had one as a little girl that was a deep and beautiful red that people often confused with a ruby. I lost it through the years...it was pretty worn after falling on asphalt. But it was a treasure to me.
Fun fact for all of the rock hounds here: You can find most of these in a public park in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The name of the park is Smedly Park, and you can find mica/mica schist, Schorl (Tourmaline), small garnets, and beryl, although you probably won’t find large or high grade beryl crystals. As a bonus, you can find some arrowheads and strange looking quartz/quartzite. Look for the light colored pegmatite with pink feldspar.
Steve so glad i stumbled on to your video, thank-you for sharing your wealth of information, and knowledge . I have been collecting minerals for years, and have always been interested in color and chemical make-up of minerals and gems, thanks again for helping me to broaden my knowledge of the field
Hi Steve! Thank you for that educational piece on beryl Stones. I have always been fascinated by mines and stones since I was a little girl. I’d love to see how the cut and polish them. Thank you 🙏
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Hi Steve, I watch all of your videos and you might of seen my comments time to time. Just want to say that this was a great and informative content, sound wise many mentioned that bearly could hear you, had to max out the volume. Thank you for bringing this content out to people. Morganite currently gripping here in uk becoming more popular. Thanks Igor
I could be wrong but I don’t think phenakite is considered to be a beryl. It is similar as a silicate of beryllium but it lacks the aluminum that makes up the formula for beryl. Gemological characteristics are very similar.
MoreGems.com your comment sent me on a little information journey. you are of course totally correct. thank you for letting me know! this is all so fascinating.
When polishing a lime yellow emerald cut Beryl on a Phenolic lap with Cerium Oxide I found every facet to be concave. It took a lot of polishing to eliminate the center "dead" area. Can you perhaps explain what causes this problem. The prepolish was done on a very good 3000# lap. With thanks Gordon
I am surprised you could polish at all with this combination. Cerium is generally for softer gems. Beryl is quite hard. I would guess that having to put a lot of pressure to polish on phenolic is causing the concave.
I have a nice little collection of Beryls including Morganite, Blue Aquamarines & even an Emerald, finally! I have recently purchased a teal coloured pear cut 2.37ct Beryl which I'm classing as Aquamarine as it is nothing like any other Beryl Family. I have seen other stones of its colour being called Aquamarine - would this be correct?
I've wandered through the red beryl workings in Taylor Creek, NM. Haven't found any. The guy who found them in the 70s told me that the crystals are tiny and tend to be shattered. Gonna make another trip in the spring.
Excellent, I appreciate the topic, I could see a good collection on the table and shelves I am a Geologist and Accredited Gemmologist from Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, a famous location on the World Gemstone Map Subscribed to your channel, Enjoyed your discussion
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MoreGems.com thank you so much. I would love to see a video thats that praktical like this one which gives a newbee a tutorial how to choose rough emeralds, rubies, aquamarine based on the physical apperians and that by the naked eye, with some examples of the rough stones. i am sorry for my weak english. thank you my teacher!!!!
I bought a parcel of rough emerald to clean up and cut/polish, and after washing them, i found quite a few white crystals. Ive never seen white emerald, and being still quite new to this craft, idek what to call it besides a white emerald.lolhaha. i know its not a random stone that ended up there by accident as there are a couple stones that actually have a white crystal attached to it. Its an almost opaque color with a little light able to come thru. Any ideas? Could i have been duped by the seller with my parcel? Lolhaha
I have a large, very crystalline emerald cut Heliodor which is Yellow-Green per the GIA continuous hue circle chart. I purchased it as a "Riesling" beryl. The source is Brazil. I want to know if you'd heat such a stone to see if it'll convert into Aquamarine or you'd leave it alone. I would really appreciate it and can send some photos. I don't trust anyone else but you to heat it, if it actually seems like a good idea. Thanks in advance!
You could do a search online to see what they are selling for, or go to one of the gem shows to find a dealer who specializes in bixbite. The largest gem show is in Tucson, AZ every January-February. (If you found a nice deposit, then you could also set up at a gem show to sell your goods as well.)
Went gem hunting in California recently, and found a big piece of morganite with a little of the white clay on it. What is a safe way to try and remove that tough clay at home? Also will morganite fade or increase in color if left in sunlight?
Zinervawyrm if it is truly clay soak in water. If sedimentary rock you will need to grind it off or carefully scrape with a knife. Some peachy colored morganite will fade to pink in sunlight. Pink is stable. I am not familiar with morganite from California.
@@Moregems Thank you very much. The piece I found is a pale rosey-pink. I went to the Oceanview Mines, where it has certain days open to the public and people can look for morganite, aquamarine, kunzite, and it's most famous for is different colored tourmaline.
I am new to you, my name is Andrea, I am in NH currently and I love digging at Beryl Mountain in Alstead . I find some of the most beautiful beryl up there. I have some questions and I am hoping you would be up to answering them.
Excellent tutorial, thank you! Question about heat treatment, as in the Ethiopian emerald shown, how does one verify a stone is not enhanced by heat treatment? Are there telltale signs GIA uses?
Well, emerald won't be heat treated, but most likely filled, and sometimes you can look at (under a microscope) the inclusions/open cracks and try to determine if there is anything in them. If it is filled, you may see a concentration of green or an amber color in the cracks/inclusions. Recently, they have been filling with an epoxy, which is very difficult to see.
Just dropping the idea: I'd like to see an informational video of cut types & styles. Difficulties, best choice per gem size /type/ color, hardest you have done, depth... I think it's a very interesting topic to discuss and educate people.
I would also like to see a video on this if possible. especially how cutting plays into the color of stones, I once read somewhere that barion cuts and cushions intensify the colors of beryl, Is that true?
Thank you for this wonderful information. I was reading Daniel 10:6, describing Jesus - “His body was like beryl…” Not knowing what beryl looked like, I googled & came upon your video. Now I can picture the beauty & strength of Jesus in Daniel’s vision.
When I started researching for the perfect engagement ring... Little did I know how fascinating the world of gemstones is. Apparently diamonds aren't all they're cracked up to be lol. I wanted Zambian emerald from the north western copperbelt region of Zambia. She's Zambian herself. Lozi tribe from Western Barotseland. But then I saw how Tanzanite, a country to the East of us, though cheaper, is maybe the rarest commercially available gemstone on Earth. But I settled for Aquamarine in the end because the calm light Pacific Ocean blue color suits my soon to be wife and the family we want to one day build. She loves blue anyway. Such a fascinating subject! These gemstone archaeologists are extraordinary and I really appreciate these videos when shelling out my my first quarter salary XD I still think Zambian Emerald is beautiful simply because it reminds me of an African river. A green yet beautiful water, full of life. A crocodile traversing along the Zambezi River basin as a fish eagle scours the setting sun.
I live in a hotspot for green Beryl and Emerald. Just found a 10 lb. Green Beryl Substrate. Is it worth any money? Are all the green Beryl and Emerald nuggets worth anything? And I assume I should not put the Beryl crystal in the tumbler, is that true? Thank You, and for ur show here
One question, can use use say a light colored, poorly saturated piece of beryl and turn it pink to a Morganite, or nicely saturated yellow Heliodore, by different degrees of irradiation from the same piece? Thanks for your time :)
Some light colored aqua can be irradiated to heliodore. I am not sure what the color of beryl is that comes from Mozambique which is irradiated to morganite.
Emerald from Vietnam and Pakistan too. Vietnam's probably lacks the clarity to cut, and Pakistani stones tend to be too narrow and small. Russia also produced some emeralds. There also is pezzottaite, but I guess that is chemically a bit different than beryl. There's also a little known occurrence in Utah that has produced a couple emeralds in a similar geologic setting to that of Columbia. The only problem is that it needs to weather for several million more years so they can find the main source. Also some emerald far north in Canada.
Thanks for watching and commenting with additional info biggrex! There are so many sources for many of these gems, but Steve just wanted to point out some of the notable ones for the video. If you have any more info, please feel free to share for others to see! :D
I found a rock, rather big, well not as big as in your clip, about half the size of the one on your left. It is kind of squarish, mostly white to dirty white with swatches of light brown. The texture is similar to the stone on your left also. I seems it has layers and has sheen/luster and looks sort of wet in some spots, although it is not wet. Quite hard, almost, if I could guess, to about 6ish. Sharp edges and corners. If I were to match it with stones in your youtube clip, aside from being a bit geometric, it resembles to the rock to your left. Any idea? It didn't react to Vinegar. Tried to scratch it with a metal spike, but it didn't scratch.Rubbed it against a gray river cobble stone. The river stone got scratched, but it didn't leave any mark on this rock.
I am from south carolina, hoping to find my own beryl, can someone please link me some literature on how to identify it easily? I know it occurs in my area.
I had an opportunity to Mine the red beryl claim back in the early 1980s. I had a booth next to I believe it was Rex Harris at the Holiday Inn. He needed help to keep the mine active so he could maintain his claim. I wish I could have helped out as he had some outstanding red beryl specimens
Hello Sir, How can I polish a rough Aquamarine rod at home? Which compound do you advise to use for polishing. I have used once Aluminium oxide, but the result was disappointed. Thank you in advance for your advise.
@@Moregems I am trying to do it with a dremel and polishing pads..I do not have any knowledge about lapidary, and jewellery. But I like to learn.. I wish to become a DIY JEWELER.. 😊 Thank you Sir for your value time . I appreciate it🙏
@@fahimmalyar6939 If they are good crystal shape you could start with wet sandpaper which is available to 2000 at auto parts store. Polish by hand. Then use points from Congress tools, coarse, medium and fine which can be used without water. Then use kingsleynorth.com/diamond-pacific-nova-sanding-polishing-points.html. These require water. Or you can use all nova points from 600 to 8 k. If you need a higher polish you could use diamond paste on a crystal pad or some dremal pad made for diamond.
@@Moregems Yes Sir they are good crystals shape. I do follow your advise first with sandpaper then with diamond polishing pasta from coarse to fine.. I am very happy to know you Sir.. Thank you very much! 🙏
Peter H Not exactly as there are light emeralds particularly from Gachala in Columbia as well as Chivor and Muzo. Green beryls typically are not colored by chromium and the color is different than emerald.
The captioning people have misspelled Beryl making it Barrel. It’s a ridiculous typo! Can’t you get it fixed?? I’m a proofreader and it drives me nuts!
SoFloSoFawny these are auto generated by UA-cam and it doesn’t do the best job all the time. I thought I turned the captions off, but will go through and disable them. Thanks for bringing that up.
Jaffer Ali If the are glued on likely nothing of value. If the have prongs holding them look further. If they are solid gold buttons look further. They should be stamped. Rounded bubbles inside indicate glass. Find a jeweler who sell colored gems
FYI Cleopatra was using Peridot not Emerald my friend. From the earliest times, people confused this stone-now known to be peridot-with other gems. It was one of many labeled as “topaz.” Some historians believe that Cleopatra’s famous emerald collection might actually have been peridot. People in medieval times continued to confuse peridot with emerald. For centuries, people believed the fabulous 200-ct. gems adorning the shrine of the Three Holy Kings in Germany’s Cologne Cathedral were emeralds. They are, in fact, peridots. www.gia.edu/peridot-history-lore
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One time i had a dream where i fell in love with a girl named beryl. When i woke up, i was actually sad, since i realised i was never going to see her again. I got interested in real beryls afterwards.
Sorry, Mr... but Red Beryl is just called Variety: Red, Species: Beryl. No one has said "Bixbite" for years and using it is a Misidentification because "Bixbite" sounds too similar to "Bixbyite" and both minerals can grow together. The G.I.A. banned the use of "Bixbite" many years ago, so you need to keep up with the times. Variety: Heliodor doesn't have an 'e' on the end of it. There are other Varieties of Beryl he forgot to mention: Star, Cat's-Eye, Maxixe, and Vorobyevite.
Um, I probably would have watched this video through, but I didn't expect to watch him talk the whole time. I was hoping he would show gemstones while he was talking
Padparadscha Lunarian It’s made of beryllium but that where the similarities end. Different crystallography, monoclinic verses hexagonal and all optical characteristics are different.
Padparadscha Lunarian I have almost no experience with euclase so I am not sure. Many gems can color shift in different light sources. Tanzanite will be more blue in daylight and more violet in incandescent light
Coincidence? I was watching a Sherlock Holmes mystery called the "Beryl Coronet", since I wasn't familiar with what Beryl was I searched and found your video. But at the end I was struck when you announced your stores name" Moriarty", which if you didnt know, was Sherlock Holmes' arch enemy. LoL
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It is Maxixe not maxime. Original material from the Maxixe mine in Brazil was colored by natural radiation and later Maxixe type beryl was produced artificially by irradiation in the lab.
my friend who is a retired physicist looked at 1 and thought this unusual gold looking material was a fibre and Not gold Please Your opinion is needed ThanK You.
You need to be more specific red beryl from the Wah Wahs are not bixbite the red beryl from Wah Wahs was found by Lamar Hodges in 1959 the red beryl in the Thomas range which is topaz mountain was found by Maynard Bixby they're totally different beryl the ones from topaz mountain are tabular thay are the ones they call bixbite the ones from the Wah Wahs are red beryl or red emerald
LOVEEEEEEEEE THIS VIDEO!!! I've been so interested in Beryl since I heard about the 12 stones in the Bible just last week. I have a raw beryl stone coming in the mail along with several others and I honestly cannot wait to get them. Your gems are absolutely beautiful!! I didn't know this but all 12 stones in the breastplate were ALL anisotropic which in pure light shows a rainbow of all the colors and isotropic like diamonds and rubies are all isotropic and show blacks and grays under true pure light. FASCINATING considering we just found out about this within the last 100 years.
I've seen Goshenite and I actually love it. When cut and faceted the right way, it has a great sparkle and brilliance, better than white zircon or white topaz. Thank you for this very informative video on beryls.
imari2305
Your welcome. Although I have not cut goshenite I have cut zircon which looked much like a diamond as did the 571 carat quartz I cut in another UA-cam video. So yes low refractive index gems can cut quite brilliant.
Depends on the beryl. Emerald can hit a high of 10000 per carat. Aqua maybe $500 per carat. Heliodore $150 per carat. Morganite $200 per carat. Red beryl I have little price info but it’s not far behind emerald.
THANKS FOR THE PRICING. IM NEVER SURE HOW TO PUT A PRICE ON STONES
Thank you for your videos, you are great at explaining and teaching
Morganite to me is so attractive in its natural, untreated pale pink. In combination with aqua could make a really fine piece of jewellery. The light blue of aqua is just beyond beautiful. Heliodore is really nice when the yellow tint is pure. The green of emerald is the most valued, but I'm into her humble siblings haha.
Agreed, that would be a striking color combo!
Heliodor Beryl makes me think about Alexandrite. They have that similar Champagne like color
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Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I have speakers added to my computer and had no problem hearing you.
Your Awesome Steve. With all the information your sharing with myself & others that tune in. Im new to gems & just fascinated in all the History that comes with each gem . Thank you..
Your welcome thanks for watching
I love aquamarine. I was lucky enough to know Dr. Peter Bancroft personally and back in the 1980’s and early 90’s he gave me a couple of aquamarine crystals from his collection and I will treasure them always.
I came here as I was reading Elif Shafak novel The Architect's Apprentice to know more of nuances of colours.
A stone in a pond ripples and circles after circles of knowledges and Truths reveal themselves.History,Metaphors,Colours,the whole spectrum of Emotions,cultures,taboos prejudices lots and lots more.
I am now taking more interest in Gems.
I think the aquamarines are just to die for. Love emeralds though. Looking forward to watching your show on garnets, my birthstone and a stone that I truly love. I had one as a little girl that was a deep and beautiful red that people often confused with a ruby. I lost it through the years...it was pretty worn after falling on asphalt. But it was a treasure to me.
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Fun fact for all of the rock hounds here: You can find most of these in a public park in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The name of the park is Smedly Park, and you can find mica/mica schist, Schorl (Tourmaline), small garnets, and beryl, although you probably won’t find large or high grade beryl crystals. As a bonus, you can find some arrowheads and strange looking quartz/quartzite. Look for the light colored pegmatite with pink feldspar.
Great information. Thank you for the video!
Thank you Sir this was a nice presentation. Thank you for sharing what you have and for enlightening me on gems
A pleasure to listen to your explanations many thanks 🇨🇭
Steve so glad i stumbled on to your video, thank-you for sharing your wealth of information, and knowledge . I have been collecting minerals for years, and have always been interested in color and chemical make-up of minerals and gems, thanks again for helping me to broaden my knowledge of the field
Scoob Nicholas You are welcome.
Hi Steve!
Thank you for that educational piece on beryl Stones. I have always been fascinated by mines and stones since I was a little girl. I’d love to see how the cut and polish them. Thank you 🙏
You can see how I cut them here: ua-cam.com/video/dka_zgfj6UI/v-deo.html
Love this! Clever marketing strategy to display your product while also producing a informative video!
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Thanks for making this video. It is very informative!
Hi Steve, I watch all of your videos and you might of seen my comments time to time. Just want to say that this was a great and informative content, sound wise many mentioned that bearly could hear you, had to max out the volume. Thank you for bringing this content out to people. Morganite currently gripping here in uk becoming more popular. Thanks
Igor
Really love the beryls. phenacite especially.
I could be wrong but I don’t think phenakite is considered to be a beryl. It is similar as a silicate of beryllium but it lacks the aluminum that makes up the formula for beryl. Gemological characteristics are very similar.
MoreGems.com your comment sent me on a little information journey. you are of course totally correct. thank you for letting me know! this is all so fascinating.
When polishing a lime yellow emerald cut Beryl on a Phenolic lap with Cerium Oxide I found every facet to be concave. It took a lot of polishing to eliminate the center "dead" area. Can you perhaps explain what causes this problem. The prepolish was done on a very good 3000# lap.
With thanks
Gordon
I am surprised you could polish at all with this combination. Cerium is generally for softer gems. Beryl is quite hard. I would guess that having to put a lot of pressure to polish on phenolic is causing the concave.
I went to 2and hand store here in Japan today. I found different types of stones and my eyes were stoked on the beryl. I bought the stone cheap.
Thank you, very informative.
I have a nice little collection of Beryls including Morganite, Blue Aquamarines & even an Emerald, finally! I have recently purchased a teal coloured pear cut 2.37ct Beryl which I'm classing as Aquamarine as it is nothing like any other Beryl Family. I have seen other stones of its colour being called Aquamarine - would this be correct?
I've wandered through the red beryl workings in Taylor Creek, NM. Haven't found any. The guy who found them in the 70s told me that the crystals are tiny and tend to be shattered. Gonna make another trip in the spring.
Good luck. I did not know red beryl was found in New Mexico
@@Moregems thanks. If i find anything I'll send some pictures.
Excellent, I appreciate the topic, I could see a good collection on the table and shelves
I am a Geologist and Accredited Gemmologist from Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, a famous location on the World Gemstone Map
Subscribed to your channel, Enjoyed your discussion
Beautiful gems!
And thanks for the informative and the crystals and video is so nice 😊😄
Thank you. I have learned alot from you and i see you as my teacher.
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MoreGems.com thank you so much. I would love to see a video thats that praktical like this one which gives a newbee a tutorial how to choose rough emeralds, rubies, aquamarine based on the physical apperians and that by the naked eye, with some examples of the rough stones. i am sorry for my weak english. thank you my teacher!!!!
And the crystals is so nice
I bought a parcel of rough emerald to clean up and cut/polish, and after washing them, i found quite a few white crystals. Ive never seen white emerald, and being still quite new to this craft, idek what to call it besides a white emerald.lolhaha. i know its not a random stone that ended up there by accident as there are a couple stones that actually have a white crystal attached to it. Its an almost opaque color with a little light able to come thru. Any ideas? Could i have been duped by the seller with my parcel? Lolhaha
I have a large, very crystalline emerald cut Heliodor which is Yellow-Green per the GIA continuous hue circle chart. I purchased it as a "Riesling" beryl. The source is Brazil. I want to know if you'd heat such a stone to see if it'll convert into Aquamarine or you'd leave it alone. I would really appreciate it and can send some photos. I don't trust anyone else but you to heat it, if it actually seems like a good idea. Thanks in advance!
Excellent video!! Hypothetically...if one was to find a Red Beryl deposit. How would one go to determine the value of the stones found???
And where could they be sold?
You could do a search online to see what they are selling for, or go to one of the gem shows to find a dealer who specializes in bixbite. The largest gem show is in Tucson, AZ every January-February. (If you found a nice deposit, then you could also set up at a gem show to sell your goods as well.)
Went gem hunting in California recently, and found a big piece of morganite with a little of the white clay on it. What is a safe way to try and remove that tough clay at home? Also will morganite fade or increase in color if left in sunlight?
Zinervawyrm if it is truly clay soak in water. If sedimentary rock you will need to grind it off or carefully scrape with a knife. Some peachy colored morganite will fade to pink in sunlight. Pink is stable. I am not familiar with morganite from California.
@@Moregems Thank you very much. The piece I found is a pale rosey-pink. I went to the Oceanview Mines, where it has certain days open to the public and people can look for morganite, aquamarine, kunzite, and it's most famous for is different colored tourmaline.
I am new to you, my name is Andrea, I am in NH currently and I love digging at Beryl Mountain in Alstead . I find some of the most beautiful beryl up there. I have some questions and I am hoping you would be up to answering them.
A morganite of that color and size, woah. Don't even want to know how much that costs.
Ruby, Pearl, Crystal, Beryl, Coral.
Oh, what beautiful names. 😊😊😊
Excellent tutorial, thank you! Question about heat treatment, as in the Ethiopian emerald shown, how does one verify a stone is not enhanced by heat treatment? Are there telltale signs GIA uses?
Well, emerald won't be heat treated, but most likely filled, and sometimes you can look at (under a microscope) the inclusions/open cracks and try to determine if there is anything in them. If it is filled, you may see a concentration of green or an amber color in the cracks/inclusions. Recently, they have been filling with an epoxy, which is very difficult to see.
Beautiful
I am so intersed in gem stones!!!!!!
Cool my name is Beryl! Though unfortunately, a lot of people judge/ make fun of my name because it sounds like “barrel”.
Unfortunately ignorance is not rare. Next time edify the simple folk.
I have a stone that may be beryl, It's yellow but it has a slight hint of pink about it! Looks like a cross between yellow beryl and morganite.
Great video! Hope to see more! :)
Thanks Abraham! Are there any topics on gemstones that you would like to see Steve talk about in the future?
I honestly enjoy anything gemstones related so Anything mineral/gemstone related
Just dropping the idea: I'd like to see an informational video of cut types & styles. Difficulties, best choice per gem size /type/ color, hardest you have done, depth... I think it's a very interesting topic to discuss and educate people.
I would also like to see a video on this if possible. especially how cutting plays into the color of stones, I once read somewhere that barion cuts and cushions intensify the colors of beryl, Is that true?
Excellent idea, I'll talk with Steve and we'll try to put something together on this topic soon. Thanks!
Thank you for this wonderful information. I was reading Daniel 10:6, describing Jesus - “His body was like beryl…” Not knowing what beryl looked like, I googled & came upon your video. Now I can picture the beauty & strength of Jesus in Daniel’s vision.
Hey Linda! I too was reading in Ezekiel 1:16. I had to look it up to get a fuller understanding!
こういうカットされて宝石にされるレベルの原石の状態はどんなもんなのでしょうかね？ 原石・結晶派ですが、どれくらいの色の濃さ・透明度があればカットされるのかいまいちわかりません……
Really can't hear it even when turned up all the way, wanted to tho!
where you have find the stone in algeria please i work in the sahara and i seek them
Very informative, thank you 👍🏻
When I started researching for the perfect engagement ring... Little did I know how fascinating the world of gemstones is. Apparently diamonds aren't all they're cracked up to be lol. I wanted Zambian emerald from the north western copperbelt region of Zambia. She's Zambian herself. Lozi tribe from Western Barotseland. But then I saw how Tanzanite, a country to the East of us, though cheaper, is maybe the rarest commercially available gemstone on Earth. But I settled for Aquamarine in the end because the calm light Pacific Ocean blue color suits my soon to be wife and the family we want to one day build. She loves blue anyway. Such a fascinating subject! These gemstone archaeologists are extraordinary and I really appreciate these videos when shelling out my my first quarter salary XD
I still think Zambian Emerald is beautiful simply because it reminds me of an African river. A green yet beautiful water, full of life. A crocodile traversing along the Zambezi River basin as a fish eagle scours the setting sun.
Thank you for sharing this story, it was nice to read
I live in a hotspot for green Beryl and Emerald. Just found a 10 lb. Green Beryl Substrate. Is it worth any money? Are all the green Beryl and Emerald nuggets worth anything? And I assume I should not put the Beryl crystal in the tumbler, is that true?
Thank You, and for ur show here
are they clear?
One question, can use use say a light colored, poorly saturated piece of beryl and turn it pink to a Morganite, or nicely saturated yellow Heliodore, by different degrees of irradiation from the same piece? Thanks for your time :)
Some light colored aqua can be irradiated to heliodore. I am not sure what the color of beryl is that comes from Mozambique which is irradiated to morganite.
I have one of those beryl so how are we going to do?
Emerald from Vietnam and Pakistan too. Vietnam's probably lacks the clarity to cut, and Pakistani stones tend to be too narrow and small. Russia also produced some emeralds. There also is pezzottaite, but I guess that is chemically a bit different than beryl. There's also a little known occurrence in Utah that has produced a couple emeralds in a similar geologic setting to that of Columbia. The only problem is that it needs to weather for several million more years so they can find the main source. Also some emerald far north in Canada.
Thanks for watching and commenting with additional info biggrex! There are so many sources for many of these gems, but Steve just wanted to point out some of the notable ones for the video. If you have any more info, please feel free to share for others to see! :D
Sir how to dyr beryl stone plz help
I found a rock, rather big, well not as big as in your clip, about half the size of the one on your left. It is kind of squarish, mostly white to dirty white with swatches of light brown. The texture is similar to the stone on your left also. I seems it has layers and has sheen/luster and looks sort of wet in some spots, although it is not wet. Quite hard, almost, if I could guess, to about 6ish. Sharp edges and corners. If I were to match it with stones in your youtube clip, aside from being a bit geometric, it resembles to the rock to your left. Any idea? It didn't react to Vinegar. Tried to scratch it with a metal spike, but it didn't scratch.Rubbed it against a gray river cobble stone. The river stone got scratched, but it didn't leave any mark on this rock.
Not possible to ID from your description. Quartz is best guess.
I am from south carolina, hoping to find my own beryl, can someone please link me some literature on how to identify it easily? I know it occurs in my area.
Hi i live in utah and i am mineing the wawa mountains next week if i find some Bixbite i would like to send you some!
I had an opportunity to Mine the red beryl claim back in the early 1980s. I had a booth next to I believe it was Rex Harris at the Holiday Inn. He needed help to keep the mine active so he could maintain his claim. I wish I could have helped out as he had some outstanding red beryl specimens
nice emerald, good dark green and nice clarity, I'll guess around $5000us per carat?
Yep, Steve said although we haven't set a price on the Ethiopian Emerald yet, that price is definitely in the ballpark! Glad to hear you liked it!
I think it is one of the better emeralds I have seen, most of the stuff on the market is pale and lots of inclusions, it will make an excellent piece
Is golden cut Beryl worth anything. It is our 50th anniversary and I found one in my size that is really gold!
Typically 20 to 100 per carat. The deeper the color and the more pure the yellow color the higher the value.
@@Moregems Thank you for the answer here. I did go back and find some information in your video;)
Hello Sir,
How can I polish a rough Aquamarine rod at home? Which compound do you advise to use for polishing. I have used once Aluminium oxide, but the result was disappointed.
Thank you in advance for your advise.
Are you doing this by hand or machine?
@@Moregems I am trying to do it with a dremel and polishing pads..I do not have any knowledge about lapidary, and jewellery. But I like to learn.. I wish to become a DIY JEWELER.. 😊
Thank you Sir for your value time . I appreciate it🙏
@@fahimmalyar6939 If they are good crystal shape you could start with wet sandpaper which is available to 2000 at auto parts store. Polish by hand. Then use points from Congress tools, coarse, medium and fine which can be used without water. Then use kingsleynorth.com/diamond-pacific-nova-sanding-polishing-points.html. These require water. Or you can use all nova points from 600 to 8 k. If you need a higher polish you could use diamond paste on a crystal pad or some dremal pad made for diamond.
@@Moregems Yes Sir they are good crystals shape. I do follow your advise first with sandpaper then with diamond polishing pasta from coarse to fine..
I am very happy to know you Sir.. Thank you very much! 🙏
So basically a lighter green is green beryl and the darker green are Emeralds?
Peter H Not exactly as there are light emeralds particularly from Gachala in Columbia as well as Chivor and Muzo. Green beryls typically are not colored by chromium and the color is different than emerald.
Where does the name Gosha come from? Thank you for sharing
Ave LWH Goshenite is named for its discovery in Goshen Massachusetts
We need to know the price
The captioning people have misspelled Beryl making it Barrel. It’s a ridiculous typo! Can’t you get it fixed?? I’m a proofreader and it drives me nuts!
SoFloSoFawny these are auto generated by UA-cam and it doesn’t do the best job all the time. I thought I turned the captions off, but will go through and disable them. Thanks for bringing that up.
I have red crystals on old gold buttons how can I find out what they are.
Jaffer Ali If the are glued on likely nothing of value. If the have prongs holding them look further. If they are solid gold buttons look further. They should be stamped. Rounded bubbles inside indicate glass. Find a jeweler who sell colored gems
@@Moregems Thank you very much for your valuable reply I can send you photos if you can help me further finding what these crystals are.
@@Moregems they are old shirt buttons (5) and a tie pin they were my great grandfather's
I want to trade on gems . What is the possible way to start with zero
Human Proudly
Not easy you need a special niche. You have to be better, unique or cheaper.
FYI Cleopatra was using Peridot not Emerald my friend.
From the earliest times, people confused this stone-now known to be peridot-with other gems. It was one of many labeled as “topaz.”
Some historians believe that Cleopatra’s famous emerald collection might actually have been peridot. People in medieval times continued to confuse peridot with emerald. For centuries, people believed the fabulous 200-ct. gems adorning the shrine of the Three Holy Kings in Germany’s Cologne Cathedral were emeralds. They are, in fact, peridots.
www.gia.edu/peridot-history-lore
Thank you
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Can Beryl be purple?
I want to learn Faceting and gemology
Interesting
Aqui no Brasil achamos muito berilo
where would be a good place to look for all kinds of loose gems
We have 3 websites you will find loose gems:
goo.gl/ITEK9I - 100's of various loose gemstones (probably what you're looking for)
www.tanzanitejewelrydesigns.com/loose-cut-gemstones.html - Loose Tanzanite Gemstones
www.opallust.com/opal-gemstones.html - Loose Ethiopian Opal Gems
thank you very much....where would u recommend shopping for rubys??
We have some available, but not posted online. What is specifications were you looking for?
Please feel free to message us via email if you would like to talk direct to our sales staff about rubies. You can send an email with specifics including budget, shape, and size to MoriartysGemArtStore@gmail.com.
Awesome thank you very much
One time i had a dream where i fell in love with a girl named beryl. When i woke up, i was actually sad, since i realised i was never going to see her again. I got interested in real beryls afterwards.
Haha, well maybe she is out there somewhere... but for now, check out these sweet aquamarines: ua-cam.com/play/PLwBsvcRI6nW-8Nk-Lp5UYj6wXZ3fusTmk.html
Sorry, Mr... but Red Beryl is just called Variety: Red, Species: Beryl. No one has said "Bixbite" for years and using it is a Misidentification because "Bixbite" sounds too similar to "Bixbyite" and both minerals can grow together. The G.I.A. banned the use of "Bixbite" many years ago, so you need to keep up with the times.
Variety: Heliodor doesn't have an 'e' on the end of it.
There are other Varieties of Beryl he forgot to mention: Star, Cat's-Eye, Maxixe, and Vorobyevite.
To Moregems.com does your Company sell any fake diamonds? Also, do y'all sell only conflict free Diamonds?
Heidi Robinson no diamond will be truly conflict free, stick saphires and emeralds
question: doesn't beryl also come in a black form?
I have never seen black beryl. I see some references to it but cannot confirm it’s existence.
It’s very dark and but not clear. Sometimes I’ll get A clear piece but then it’s fractured etc. but I’ll keep looking
Um, I probably would have watched this video through, but I didn't expect to watch him talk the whole time. I was hoping he would show gemstones while he was talking
Does euclase counts as beryl?
Padparadscha Lunarian
It’s made of beryllium but that where the similarities end. Different crystallography, monoclinic verses hexagonal and all optical characteristics are different.
@@Moregems Another stupid question, can euclase actually change colors?
So that's why its not a "beryl" gem, eh? Understood. I just assume that its also beryl because of beryllium and similar moh hardness.
Padparadscha Lunarian
I have almost no experience with euclase so I am not sure. Many gems can color shift in different light sources. Tanzanite will be more blue in daylight and more violet in incandescent light
Em portugues tem não ?
north Carolina has some museum quality emeralds
Coincidence? I was watching a Sherlock Holmes mystery called the "Beryl Coronet", since I wasn't familiar with what Beryl was I searched and found your video. But at the end I was struck when you announced your stores name" Moriarty", which if you didnt know, was Sherlock Holmes' arch enemy. LoL
Haha, yes, having the last name, Moriarty, we get that alot! Pretty neat that you found us that way though! If you enjoy gemstones or jewelry, feel free to subscribe!
Is beryl expensive?
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How expensive are you?
Crownpoint New Mexican native asking for help here.
Eu tenho pedras berilo
Sound level is very low
Can I send you the sample of beryl I have
For what purpose? Send a pic first
WHAT ABOUT MARXIXE?
Michelle Hunter maxime is irradiated to give colorless beryl it’s blue color. It is unstable and will loose its color when exposed to daylight.
It is Maxixe not maxime. Original material from the Maxixe mine in Brazil was colored by natural radiation and later Maxixe type beryl was produced artificially by irradiation in the lab.
Thanks for info iam on My way
You're welcome.
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My name is beryl augustina. Beryl is Crystal, wow my own name 😄❤
Seeli Mosses that ps also my name and I’m Asian😂😂😂
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what about red beryl
Steve discusses Bixbite at this point: ua-cam.com/video/8Ci4dsjfLGo/v-deo.htmlm26s
Sir' I have a rock that is unlike ANY You have Ever seen as a matter of FacT 2 rocks if You would view both and give your opinion -ThanK You
my friend who is a retired physicist looked at 1 and thought this unusual gold looking material was a fibre and Not gold Please Your opinion is needed ThanK You.
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You need to be more specific red beryl from the Wah Wahs are not bixbite the red beryl from Wah Wahs was found by Lamar Hodges in 1959 the red beryl in the Thomas range which is topaz mountain was found by Maynard Bixby they're totally different beryl the ones from topaz mountain are tabular thay are the ones they call bixbite the ones from the Wah Wahs are red beryl or red emerald
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steve i have a incolor beryl and i wanna help you if you contact me