How To Spot An Emerald - ID Gems Like A Pro!

Today, our host Rob gives you the tips and tricks to pick out an emerald from other green gemstones! We'll talk about how to use a Chelsea Color Filter, green stone lookalikes, and composites. Watch this video to have what you need on your next gem hunt!
00:25 - What is an emerald?
00:55 - Chelsea Color Filter
01:30 - Emerald inclusions
03:50 - Emerald vs Aventurine Quartz
04:20 - Emerald vs YAG
04:53 - Emerald vs Glass
05:37 - Emerald vs Soudé Emerald
06:55 - Emerald vs Garnet Topped Doublet
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  • @b-stainton123
    @b-stainton123 Жыл бұрын

    Would love to see these videos for Ruby, Sapphire and other stones that require more thought to identify. This is amazing.

  • @aleksandarsokolovski405

    @aleksandarsokolovski405

    2 ай бұрын

    hi, is this chelsea color filter working on brute uncut emerald? i planing to go to Columbia and buy most brute emeralds, thanks

  • @b-stainton123

    @b-stainton123

    2 ай бұрын

    @@aleksandarsokolovski405 You need a transparent to low Translucent stone for this to work.

  • @CharlemagneProkopyshyn
    @CharlemagneProkopyshyn Жыл бұрын

    This was absolutely fascinating! Loved it! Rob has such natural talent and skills for teaching and explaining things and the sound of his voice and tone is perfect for it. Really learn a lot from these videos as I'm about to start learning gemmology and moving my career in this direction. ❤️ Thanks guys. I love everything you post!

  • @dpm2971
    @dpm2971 Жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate your videos, Rob. I'd love to see more videos like this, specifically for identifying sapphires!

  • @gems

    @gems

    Жыл бұрын

    Have I got some good news for you!...kzread.info/dash/bejne/p4aB2bSwn6fIicY.html

  • @mimichy4138
    @mimichy4138 Жыл бұрын

    Love the vivid color of emerald 💚

  • @oscarmedina1303
    @oscarmedina1303 Жыл бұрын

    Perfect timing on this video. I just received my Chelsea filter and I'm looking forward to using it. This video had a wealth of info in it. Thanks Rob!!!

  • @darrelllancaster9554
    @darrelllancaster955411 ай бұрын

    Glad I found this channel. Much to learn. Can learn it here. 💎

  • @user-ch7mn1kj4b
    @user-ch7mn1kj4b8 ай бұрын

    Fascinating. So glad to come across this video.

  • @NiHaoXiangcao
    @NiHaoXiangcao Жыл бұрын

    This is totally riveting!!!🤩✨ It's amazing the different techniques that can be used to identify emerald.💚 Very much appreciate the ways to spot those being passed off as Emerald and their names/terms! 🙇

  • @largent45
    @largent45 Жыл бұрын

    The video is a great tool to have in your arsenol. And you have a great gemologist in your toolbox too! You are so very helpful because we want a clear stone but knowing that they rarely come without inclusions, we can mess them up and end up buying a poor qualty or a fake stone. It may even be glass. And if it is that clear, its not emerald. And could be glass. So check it out! So check for all the tell marks that natural emerald's have. And thank you for expertise and knowledge for us! Thank you!

  • @Katutubo28
    @Katutubo2811 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the information brother💯

  • @gemstonelover3098
    @gemstonelover3098 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Rob🙏🙏🙏

  • @jameswelch1054
    @jameswelch1054 Жыл бұрын

    Good video, I would like to see more like that.

  • @barbaraeidinger6826
    @barbaraeidinger6826 Жыл бұрын

    Like Roseann Rosanna Danna used to say 'It's always something ' when it comes to stuff in emeralds. 😊

  • @alihaider552
    @alihaider552 Жыл бұрын

    Wouldve been even more amazing with every imitator undern a microscope as well as various jardens under a microscope as to what they look like in real life Awesome video as always

  • @jaymzcullum2318
    @jaymzcullum23186 ай бұрын

    Maybe you can help me out. My field of employment is the fabrication and installment of both, natural and man-made stone countertops/tile, and during one of my 'new construction' installs, as I was walking back into the unit, a stunningly green stone rerouted my attention. Without hesitation I scooped it up. When I returned back to the shop. I instantly grabbed an air polisher then began putting my polishing skills to work. I was blown away by it's shine ability plus how rich and deep it's color went. Very 3Dish accents. Anyways, I'm going to try attaching a picture . Can't seem to find a way so I apologize. Hopefully one day I will figure out if this rock is a precious gem or not. Thank you for your time

  • @joshlole3764
    @joshlole376425 күн бұрын

    Yes

  • @krikat3485
    @krikat3485 Жыл бұрын

    I’d like to know more about fire opals - the types, and how to identify them. I’ve seen some that look like opals, and some that are bright orange. What gives?

  • @dianadido4167
    @dianadido41672 ай бұрын

    Thank you ..we are learning a lote from your videos ❤.. and I wanna aske you a favour is the Orthoclase kind of gymstonse ? And can it s come in green color ?

  • @orarevibes
    @orarevibes Жыл бұрын

    Would love know about blue sapphire

  • @TeeJay84x
    @TeeJay84x Жыл бұрын

    Very good video, a comparable one for Aquamarine would be interesting, different Chelsea Filter behavior, Dichroscope properties, types of inclusions...

  • @mr1880
    @mr188010 ай бұрын

    I would love to see an identification video for just about every gemstone honestly, identifying stones has turned into a bit of a hobby for me. Would it be possible to do Topaz or Sapphire next? maybe even do the big 4, if you do sapphire, since you would be half done.

  • @dead_vibes
    @dead_vibes Жыл бұрын

    I saw this as an ad and came to watch the full thing

  • @oregonaje4827
    @oregonaje4827 Жыл бұрын

    설명이 재미있네요.👍

  • @AMP7channel
    @AMP7channel9 ай бұрын

    How about look have small bubles in gemstone? Sintetic or Natural Emarald?

  • @johni14
    @johni1411 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video, would like to know more about blue sapphires. I ask because I am looking around the world for the best sapphires.

  • @michelemurphy3541
    @michelemurphy3541 Жыл бұрын

    I would love a run down on craft store bought jewelry stones;tiger eye, agate, aventurine, carnelian, amethyst to name a few. Are they more slumped *(with glass), are they real stones as a rule? Tips for detecting fake or glass selling as genuine stones? I bought a couple strands here and there over the last couple years and pretty sure what I bought, is real but I do see what looks like could be a slumped type stone-the stones look goopy in tone and texture;greens or black grays | murky. Oh! And pearls from those type places…real? Not real? Pearl powder? Compounds that could look like Pearl but not? Thank you! Your channel is fantastic! I learn so much!!

  • @marylane6835
    @marylane6835 Жыл бұрын

    I'm from a part of the US that has beaches with garnet sand. I know Hawaii and other volcanic locations can have peridot/olivine sand. It would be so cool to see a video on gemstones in beach sand.

  • @gems

    @gems

    Жыл бұрын

    Great idea!

  • @finncochrane2321
    @finncochrane2321 Жыл бұрын

    mystic topaz that would be great

  • @nomirrannaghar
    @nomirrannaghar9 ай бұрын

    Hello sir, I am following your channel many times, so I have a question to you that can you explain about gemstones ruby and emblem and I how knowing which ones is real and fake stone ?😊😊

  • @piumikahettiarachchige8844
    @piumikahettiarachchige884410 ай бұрын

    How can find good emrld under the light

  • @zenflow4life
    @zenflow4life Жыл бұрын

    I know North Carolina is pretty big on a location for finding emeralds, what type of inclusions would they have or how would they differ from the others that you mention?

  • @AquaBlueWife
    @AquaBlueWife4 ай бұрын

    Yes I have a large size of my hand dark emerald color stone, transparent with light shining through it. Lighter on top darker on bottom. One side is kinda flat with like circle of a food can imprint, one side has tubes straw light straits tubes, and Swirles like a straw like swirl. Very unique, tried the scratch test with scissors not able to scratch it. It is heavy. My Mother in Law gave it to us, it was passed down from her Mother In Law. If it was glass it would scratch.

  • @mariblando
    @mariblando9 ай бұрын

    Could you show how to identify bead gemstones? How to I know that beads being sold as sapphire are really sapphire?

  • @ithappens11
    @ithappens116 ай бұрын

    I go to pawn shops looking for my favorite blue color stones like topaz. Very common. But so are others like aquamarine. Just by touching a topaz to my skin, I can feel it is much cooler than an aquamarine or glass, I think...is this true? Would a temperature gauge laser detect a change in temp on topaz surface? Love this stuff.

  • @tumblersfalllocksport218
    @tumblersfalllocksport2185 ай бұрын

    I’m curious. Would a jadeite filter do the same thing?

  • @jennalynnflesch7699
    @jennalynnflesch76999 ай бұрын

    Great video! You mention that Glass imitating Emerald will likely have chips and rounded edges but emerald's facets and edges will be cleaner, you say it is because it is a 'more valuable material'...the value has nothing to do with the facet edges though...it's actually because emerald is a much harder material and so it can take a sharper facet edge of course...but I know you know this..

  • @soniashapiro4827
    @soniashapiro4827 Жыл бұрын

    I'm interested in arfvedsonite.

  • @gloriabadon2694
    @gloriabadon2694 Жыл бұрын

    Please show me how to identity rough precious metals and rough precious stones such as diamond's

  • @probirnundy5612
    @probirnundy5612 Жыл бұрын

    Hi,I'm having one 40 carat emerald and like to know if it's genuine.If I forward you a pic. will you be able to identify it?

  • @shahzoredon
    @shahzoredon11 ай бұрын

    Hi, Gr8 information about emerald. I need a favour. Ive lab certified zambian emerald, its 100% Natural emerald but is this possible if i can send u some clear pics so if u can check and tell whether its emerald or something else. Coz what makes me suspicious about this gem is a feather across the stone and silver lines opposite both sides. Looking forward to hear from you...

  • @henrydruz1946
    @henrydruz194611 ай бұрын

    Hello Sir, I have a small jar full of lose gemstones of all kinds. Are you interested in looking at them to identity and determine lab or natural or just junk and keeping some for yourself for payment of your time and experience?

  • @ceedee780
    @ceedee7806 ай бұрын

    If you can scratch (and chip) with a sharp pointed steel pick, is it certain to be a fake emerald?

  • @anshusaraf3453
    @anshusaraf3453 Жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @johnoaktree
    @johnoaktree11 ай бұрын

    hi im on my dads acount but what if you find a green blue rock on top of your dirt? what is that?

  • @amandatyrrell4820
    @amandatyrrell4820 Жыл бұрын

    I have a mystery stone. It looks like black glass. I wondering if its black obsidian.

  • @justimagine2403
    @justimagine2403 Жыл бұрын

    tsavorite garnet ?

  • @wanbangtolongunboxingvenom2787
    @wanbangtolongunboxingvenom2787 Жыл бұрын

    I have emerald Colombia and Brazilian and zambia,, I'm cek with UV light can see Colombia more red florescent

  • @susandevoe6002
    @susandevoe60028 ай бұрын

    Vintage turquoise-coloured green fire opal (???)

  • @michaelgoodnough9671
    @michaelgoodnough967111 ай бұрын

    Use a neodymium magnet on a smooth surface for garnet. It's high iron content should be self evident. But remember, not only garnet has iron.

  • @user-yk7zf8lf2i
    @user-yk7zf8lf2i4 ай бұрын

    What if it has air bubbles in it

  • @someoneelse9768
    @someoneelse9768 Жыл бұрын

    I have an inch malachite and it's still hard to tell even when chipped.

  • @jairprado5538
    @jairprado5538 Жыл бұрын

    Eu tenho uma verdelita

  • @jj-vu5ov
    @jj-vu5ov Жыл бұрын

    why are emeralds so heavily included yet aquamarine or clear beryl are often way less included

  • @gems

    @gems

    Жыл бұрын

    It's a good question that hasn't been settled definitively as of yet. One theory involves the coloring agents themselves, notably the chromium or vanadium causing stress and strain in the crystal lattice as they are incorporated.

  • @teokotaiandrew3472
    @teokotaiandrew347218 күн бұрын

    i have two gems one looks like a jag emerald color and the other gem is a amber gem. Can you help me please gemstone team

  • @imeldacuaresma8594
    @imeldacuaresma85942 күн бұрын

    May I let u know if my emerald is real emerald or a yag? Not now coz I’m still waiting for it from another country.

  • @raymond-mp7dw
    @raymond-mp7dw9 ай бұрын

    I have some gems stones can you guys help me to connect.

  • @PhoenixxLight
    @PhoenixxLight Жыл бұрын

    Amazing information, what bugs me though is what can be found on the market as the emerald tumble stone, which looks nothing like what I saw on this channel. Are emerald tumble stones real or fake?

  • @gems

    @gems

    Жыл бұрын

    It really depends on the material. We have seen actual emerald tumble stones, often a darker green color, heavily included and possibly with bits of matrix mixed in. Other stones maybe a more common material, like quartz, that is dyed. Look closely for dye concentration in the fractures.

  • @PhoenixxLight

    @PhoenixxLight

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gems Thank you for your response. I saw these tumble stones at different suppliers, and I thought they may be a mix with matrix but the green part, the Emerald is not translucent, it is opaque.

  • @ryantrachternach7472
    @ryantrachternach74729 ай бұрын

    i have 2 i'd love for you to give me some information if you can :)

  • @Algoldprospecting
    @Algoldprospecting Жыл бұрын

    Haven’t tried that. Trying to trap them by hut

  • @kimoamadal4626
    @kimoamadal46269 ай бұрын

    L'aventurine, le YAG et l'émeraude synthétique sont plus résistants aux chocs que l'émeraude naturelle.

  • @harunamalgwi7059
    @harunamalgwi705911 ай бұрын

    yes i have a green stone from nigeria that i need to identify

  • @SNDRU32HLS
    @SNDRU32HLS10 ай бұрын

    재밌네.

  • @jonahs92
    @jonahs92 Жыл бұрын

    I'd like to learn how to identify nephrite versus jadeite!

  • @gems

    @gems

    Жыл бұрын

    great idea!

  • @aleksandarsokolovski405
    @aleksandarsokolovski4052 ай бұрын

    hi, weare to buy this gem-a instrument? thanks

  • @gems

    @gems

    2 ай бұрын

    You can pick up a Gem-A tool kit here: www.jtv.com/product/gem-a-tool-kit-with-case/GAKIT1

  • @user-fr6ns9fx8d
    @user-fr6ns9fx8d4 ай бұрын

    I have one but im confus 8:43

  • @leighdaisy8548
    @leighdaisy85486 ай бұрын

    I have a gem stone i would like to identify

  • @MrJayPuff
    @MrJayPuff Жыл бұрын

    Can you do a video on identifying opal real vs fake synthetic

  • @gems

    @gems

    Жыл бұрын

    We're working on it!

  • @arquitectonicamodular
    @arquitectonicamodular Жыл бұрын

    Would like to send you some photos of some emerals from Colombia that I have.

  • @gems

    @gems

    Жыл бұрын

    Cool! You can always email us at info@gemstones.com

  • @bbrx24
    @bbrx24 Жыл бұрын

    Bro i found rubey or something else its so amazing and maybe 15 care i want to sell it

  • @MrJayPuff
    @MrJayPuff Жыл бұрын

    Does jedora sell real stuff? Like are they legit or scam

  • @gems

    @gems

    Жыл бұрын

    It's legit

  • @bwsinfonia13
    @bwsinfonia138 ай бұрын

    Video on best way to color match gem stones…

  • @MuhammadAli-iz2yg
    @MuhammadAli-iz2yg10 ай бұрын

    Not mentioned inclusion type of Colombian etc

  • @Annemariekira
    @Annemariekira10 ай бұрын

    I really have to say that there are emeralds from Afghanistan and Pakistan that can compete with the best quality, especially in terms of color and purity and brilliance

  • @melmugridge9793
    @melmugridge97932 ай бұрын

    My birthstone is emerald

  • @Jed12783
    @Jed12783 Жыл бұрын

    I’m pretty sure my dads birthstone is emerald.

  • @wizard44
    @wizard44 Жыл бұрын

    Is there nothing special about Colombian emeralds? They somehow look different to me.

  • @gems

    @gems

    Жыл бұрын

    Colombian emeralds are very special! Speaking very generally, they often have a greater amount of chromium and less iron, producing a more unique green. More on the interesting geology behind them here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aoCurbCPitm4Yso.html

  • @candacenienius1623
    @candacenienius1623 Жыл бұрын

    What a cutie😊

  • @AlixFlemmer
    @AlixFlemmer Жыл бұрын

    Synthetic emeralds and imitation emeralds are not the same thing. Synthetic emeralds are real emeralds, just ones made in a lab. Immitation emeralds are other stones or glass that are being passed off as emeralds, these are the fakes.

  • @mman6283
    @mman62836 ай бұрын

    Bro you’re over here drawing when you should be showing us examples

  • @sohailaahmadzai5483
    @sohailaahmadzai54833 ай бұрын

    You don't have information on Afghanistan panjser emerald.. Pakistan 🇵🇰 doesn't have emerald. Pakistan stealing emerald from Afghanistan 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 Can you resurge please thanks

  • @bashirahamd
    @bashirahamdАй бұрын

    Pakistan doesn’t have Emerald. It’s from Afghanistan and people illegally without paying taxes taken them there and Pakistan sells it on the world market under their gemstones unfortunately. That’s extremely sad.

  • @andrewgroom1806
    @andrewgroom1806 Жыл бұрын

    Gubelin did more justice to emerald synthetics than this program. Do better guys. FGAA.

  • @user-pl9po1wi8s
    @user-pl9po1wi8s7 күн бұрын

    The best emerald comes from Afghanistan. You need to do more research .Sir