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Splendid Stones - National Geographic

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  • @DustinSeiger
    @DustinSeiger4 жыл бұрын

    I watched this on repeat on VHS when I was a kid. Glad I got to see it again!

  • @thestud1881

    @thestud1881

    4 жыл бұрын

    the music is so romantic especially when ruby the introduced it made me want rubies more than any other gems.

  • @dawndavis4238

    @dawndavis4238

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too. I still have the tape somewhere.

  • @loosefish9889

    @loosefish9889

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same here glad I found this

  • @mariesholan5769

    @mariesholan5769

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awsum

  • @digitalphanes206

    @digitalphanes206

    6 ай бұрын

    are you a jeweler now?

  • @grandadgator
    @grandadgatorАй бұрын

    thank you for putting this up! this was my childhood!

  • @thedarkwolf25
    @thedarkwolf25 Жыл бұрын

    My grandparents had this on VHS, I watched it over and over as a kid, never thought I would get to see it again!

  • @christinesell5081
    @christinesell50814 жыл бұрын

    I have been looking for this video for years! It's one of my favorites.

  • @madisonmoulton7420

    @madisonmoulton7420

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Faith Ladue omg hi faith! hahahaa

  • @TheConchologist
    @TheConchologist2 жыл бұрын

    I love gemstones and minerals, being a gemologist is my pleasure…pearls…glorious pearls

  • @bambi_weg
    @bambi_weg2 жыл бұрын

    I have good memories of growing up watching this on vhs

  • @politecat4236
    @politecat42362 ай бұрын

    I adore this documentary! I watch it a lot to chill out with dinner/late night And I ALWAYS laugh at the rubies curing flatulence line ❤😁💨

  • @user-sn2oq4qt7b
    @user-sn2oq4qt7b9 ай бұрын

    I already know the origins of this stones before i saw this other side of the story. But its still great to see old videos i truly appriciate the apload. Thank u😊

  • @Soda3000Pop
    @Soda3000Pop Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful stones oh my! ❤

  • @daelen.cclark
    @daelen.cclark3 жыл бұрын

    A young Rebecca Sugar looks at this special and thinks “I know what I wanna do with my life!”

  • @andreaantola782
    @andreaantola7823 жыл бұрын

    love this video and never stops to amaze me

  • @jiramito1044
    @jiramito10443 жыл бұрын

    👍👍 very captivating

  • @AdverbsAndNouns
    @AdverbsAndNouns3 жыл бұрын

    This makes me want to head to the jewlery store.

  • @stephanietam3006

    @stephanietam3006

    2 жыл бұрын

    Actually, they are quite nice

  • @Aarsha-cv9lh
    @Aarsha-cv9lh3 ай бұрын

    Emeralds and diamonds are match made in heaven

  • @raquelmascara6382
    @raquelmascara6382 Жыл бұрын

    From 1991 -- nice!

  • @stephanietam3006
    @stephanietam30062 жыл бұрын

    A programme we love

  • @phoenixswanson1561
    @phoenixswanson15612 жыл бұрын

    41:03 - For all his bravado, Goldberg isn't the greatest negotiator. The guy with the glasses would have taken less.

  • @Aarsha-cv9lh
    @Aarsha-cv9lh4 ай бұрын

    Splendid indeed

  • @digitalphanes206
    @digitalphanes2066 ай бұрын

    thanks for uploading

  • @derekbaker777
    @derekbaker7772 жыл бұрын

    Pink is my favorite colored diamonds.

  • @christineyetman640
    @christineyetman640 Жыл бұрын

    I think it is a shame to have to destroy so much just to have something so pretty...I mean beautiful gems are not a must...Just part of the human need for more money and for people of means to show that they have more money ..

  • @nichmon3221

    @nichmon3221

    8 ай бұрын

    I guess that's why money is the root of all evil. We humans tend to destroy everything on this earth, for greed.

  • @MistbornPrincess

    @MistbornPrincess

    7 ай бұрын

    1st John 2:16 - For everything in the world-the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-comes not from the Father but from the world 1 Timothy 6:10 KJV For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • @timetravel099

    @timetravel099

    4 ай бұрын

    If anyone offered u a really beautiful sparkly gem would you refuse it?

  • @deborahduthie4519
    @deborahduthie45194 жыл бұрын

    I understand that Russia has enormous Diamonds being mined.

  • @thestud1881

    @thestud1881

    4 жыл бұрын

    yes alot of diamond producing countries are not mentioned in this video and Russia is indeed one of the biggest diamond producer in modern times.

  • @syedmaricar9946
    @syedmaricar99462 жыл бұрын

    All the gems in this film was interesting.As these people Goldberg uncle Harry .

  • @Lyraxhaze
    @Lyraxhaze3 жыл бұрын

    And Argyle mine is closed. No more vivid pinks, and extremely rare reds..

  • @joejones9520

    @joejones9520

    11 ай бұрын

    and william goldberg died in 2003 at 77.

  • @nichmon3221
    @nichmon32218 ай бұрын

    Although, I know they aren't as hard, I find cubic zirconias to be just as pretty as diamonds.

  • @rainbowstar2775

    @rainbowstar2775

    6 ай бұрын

    but to the keen eye you can tell the difference.

  • @timetravel099

    @timetravel099

    4 ай бұрын

    They don't have the fire and sparkle of a diamond

  • @AMEER-114-
    @AMEER-114-3 ай бұрын

    1991 55:49 I wouldve loved if they asked her to just give her definition of "friend"

  • @ALIBenamari
    @ALIBenamari10 ай бұрын

    Tankyo

  • @aliciaseecharan
    @aliciaseecharan16 күн бұрын

    Name brand diamonds make me happy. I’m still single….. just saying, Who luvs me…. Olympic Parisian’s?! 😍💕😁

  • @amaru889
    @amaru889Ай бұрын

  • @fabianmartinez6354
    @fabianmartinez6354 Жыл бұрын

    anyone who is watching this video for our Geology class, lets study together sometime

  • @timetravel099
    @timetravel0994 ай бұрын

    Only royalty and nobility can afford to wear these jewels.Not just about the price but safety as well. Kings and nobles can afford to have a huge entourage with them. A normal person wearing these in broad daylight would be in trouble from robbers.

  • @maxwellgarrison6790
    @maxwellgarrison67904 жыл бұрын

    Nakutse something somethin... working women! 🎵

  • @thestud1881
    @thestud18814 жыл бұрын

    5:03 yellow sapphire? it looks orangy yellow to orange-yellow.

  • @lorrieanneswan6509
    @lorrieanneswan65097 ай бұрын

    I like shiny gemstones too......I just don't care for the financial weight of them. I stick to costume jewelry. My favorite piece is a ladybug pin that is made of silver, black enamel, and garnett.

  • @marcuscarana9240
    @marcuscarana92406 ай бұрын

    Why is 57:20 the most replayed part? That's like the end of the movie.

  • @Reczack

    @Reczack

    4 ай бұрын

    Banger outro

  • @marcuscarana9240

    @marcuscarana9240

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Reczack Oh right, the iconic outro. Yeah, that does get the nostalgia brain cell activated.

  • @phoenixswanson1561
    @phoenixswanson15612 жыл бұрын

    21:50.

  • @mcaptain97301
    @mcaptain97301 Жыл бұрын

    Diamonds are not rare. 140 million carats of diamonds are mined each year. They are only expensive because De Beers totally controls the market and holds back diamonds from sale to keep the price high.

  • @rainbowstar2775

    @rainbowstar2775

    6 ай бұрын

    They are rare coz you can dig all your life looking for diamonds into your backyard and you will not find any. If diamonds are not rare then so are other gems using your logic coz it can take hundreds of tons of earth to be crushed and processed to recover only a single carat of rough diamond. While for every ton of earth in Mozambique ruby mines you can recover 7 carats of rubies. Diamonds appear to be readily available coz it is the most in demand gem and so more people dig for them than rubies, sapphires or emeralds and also diamond mining are highly mechanized and the recovery of diamonds are faster unlike digging for them using a shovel like in most other softer gems. Natural color diamonds for example are supra rare coz you will have more chances of seeing God's face than seeing a natural color orange, violet, purple, red, blue and green diamonds!

  • @Aarsha-cv9lh

    @Aarsha-cv9lh

    4 ай бұрын

    Ahem. Out of the diamonds mined only 20 percentage is fit for jewellery use. Most of it is for industrial use

  • @janetmalcolm3403
    @janetmalcolm340310 ай бұрын

    Diamonds are not rare. Forever? Try flaunting one nowadays if you dare. DeBeers has a successful advertisement though. Overpriced.

  • @rainbowstar2775

    @rainbowstar2775

    6 ай бұрын

    They are rare coz you can dig all your life looking for diamonds into your backyard and you will not find any. If diamonds are not rare then so are other gems using your logic coz it can take hundreds of tons of earth to be crushed and processed to recover only a single carat of rough diamond. While for every ton of earth in Mozambique ruby mines you can recover 7 carats of rubies. Diamonds appear to be readily available coz it is the most in demand gem and so more people did for them than rubies, sapphires or emeralds and also diamond mining are highly mechanized and the recovery of diamonds are faster unlike digging for them using a shovel like in most other softer gems. Natural color diamonds for example are supra rare coz you will have more chances of seeing God's face than seeing a natural color orange, violet, purple, red, blue and green diamonds!

  • @chessylatendresse941
    @chessylatendresse9414 жыл бұрын

    10:58 American Fresh Water Cultured Pearl

  • @thestud1881

    @thestud1881

    4 жыл бұрын

    In the Philippines designer cultured freshwater pearls can be bought for $10 I guess they're from China. Does your family still operates pearl farms in the US?

  • @rainbowstar2775

    @rainbowstar2775

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@thestud1881No. Their company is long gone. No ones buying expensive freshwater cultured pearls from Tenessee anymore coz China is now the leading producer at a much cheaper price.

  • @userwillofaith
    @userwillofaith10 ай бұрын

    I say what the duce !!! Narration was wrong!!" with one thing , primordial and perdonent Ethics &;caltur. Correction ⚡💥,! Social studies was not ,impediment of edification but a capitalize on this this virtue of gyms and precious stones of it luster beauty in fact,Cleopatra was not Hebrew she's Egyptian priestess"

  • @ll6256
    @ll6256 Жыл бұрын

    I use to watch this all the time as a kid 😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂