How to MINE OPAL gems in the OUTBACK - Smarter Every Day 164
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Hey, it's me Destin. Welcome back to Smarter Every Day.When you think about gemstones, people typically have their favorites.I happen to think that opal is one of the most fascinating stones there is.Think about it. If you think about a diamond or a sapphire, or even a ruby,it's just a colored rock.Opals are different.Opals are created by specifically stacked hydrated silica spheresthat will diffract light as it enters the rock and it'll exit as blue green or even red.This is fascinating! In order to create something so specificit requires a very precise geologic condition in order for that to form.So today on Smarter Every Day, the question is simple:How do we find an opal, if it has to be created under very specific conditions?The answe...
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Hey, it's me Destin. Welcome back to Smarter Every Day.When you think about gemstones, people typically have their favorites.I happen to think that opal is one of the most fascinating stones there is.Think about it. If you think about a diamond or a sapphire, or even a ruby,it's just a colored rock.Opals are different.Opals are created by specifically stacked hydrated silica spheresthat will diffract light as it enters the rock and it'll exit as blue green or even red.This is fascinating! In order to create something so specificit requires a very precise geologic condition in order for that to form.So today on Smarter Every Day, the question is simple:How do we find an opal, if it has to be created under very specific conditions?The answe...
