Lee Groat on How Gemstones Form
Geology Bites
English - March 07, 2021 23:18 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MBEarth Sciences Science Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Gemstones have value not only because they are beautiful, but also because there are rare. So what exactly is a gemstone, and what make them so rare?
Lee Groat is a Professor in the Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of British Columbia. He studies the mineralogy of gemstones and also works in the field, having conducted surveys of parts of northern Canada looking for emeralds.
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