Updated: March 25, 2024
No offense to that rock you may have on your finger, but these gems and minerals are so hard to find, they put most diamonds to shame. Skillshare is offering …
6 Gems and Minerals Much Rarer (and Cooler) Than Diamonds Updated for 2024
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red diamonds ae so rare they arent shown here
I hate it when the heat treat or modify a crystal in some way in order to sell it. I don't know about the rest of the world but I find beauty in the fact nature created it in the first place
I have a couple pieces of rough Tanzanite. They're very pretty. Another one I have that is said to be rare is Larimar. It can be found only in the Dominican Republic. I have a love for crystals and I've put together a nice collection.
6 minerals rarer and cooler than diamonds!
Number one: Netherite
Diamond, Sapphire, Zoisite… I’ve found this video by searching the names of Sailor Moon characters…
They're MINERALS, Marie
So much energy is this presenter!
Wow I had no clue Mono lake had rare crystals. Such a beautiful lake!
Do I think diamond demand was created by corporations? Yes. Am I suspicious of corporations? Yes. Did I still want a diamond as my wedding ring? Yes. 🙃😌
All these just on earth, imagine how many environments on other planets are housing ultra rare minerals.
Tanzanite can be made in a lab tho
Red diamonds are rubys.
What if that guy's last name wasn't Finger but some other body part? Sphincterite?
One of the rarest coloured gemstones is Alexandrite, with it being $15,000 per carat and can be well over $50,000 over one carat it's definitely a very pretty and neat little gemstone. It's also a rare form of chrysoberyl with a chemical formula of BeAl2O4.
Neither Michael Aranda nor Hank Green were listed. This isn't a complete list of rare gems.
Not enough mineral/whatever pictures, how do we know what it looks like. I only know what you look like now
Mow-no Lake, please, Hank. 😉
Hiddenite is pretty rare
HA! I told my, now husband, that I would say no if an engagement ring had a diamond in it. Mine is Garnet and White Sapphire. 😀
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This and the Infographics show are my favorite YouTube channels
Sugilite needs to be on this list.
"No they're minerals, Jesus Marie!" – Hank Breaking Bad circa 2012
Tanzanite is no longer available because the country has cut off all of it being exported. My mother passed away a number of months ago and left a bracelet necklace and ring set of Tanzanite. It is gorgeous if you see it up close. 🙂
Can you say De Beers?!
*Steven Universe enters the chat*
Why? Do I think of Steven universe every single time when I hear pink Diamond
"Jeez, Marie. They're not rocks, they're minerals!"
I actually have a tanzanite ring I got from my boyfriend! I adore the purple bluey color shiftiness of tanzanites 😍
The Island Of Sardinia…. IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE??
The Foghorn Leghorn cartoon character came to mind while watching this video. Ahhh shaddap!
I can name some more: Red Beryl, Taffeeite, Painite, Paraiba Tourmaline, Jeremejevite, and Hauyne 🙂
So why does it still take hours to find enough diamonds for a pickaxe
That ad transition was SMOOTH.
Ive got this gem/stone thats black with small veins of red speckled throught it and idk what its called but its one of my favourites that i own
Moldavite would've been another great mineral for the list. It was formed by a meteorite impact 15 million years ago. Although probably not as rare as these gems, it's a rare occurrence to say the least.
If a material goes from a gas to a solid it is called "Deposition". Sublimation is the reverse of this (Solid -> Gas i.e. Dry Ice)
Diamonds are overrated, Netherite is much better tbh
Labradorite
I'm surprised libyan desert glass didn't at least make the list. It's found only in the Sahara, and was formed by meteor impacts.
So a pink diamond would be the result of lots of stress? (Laughs in Steven Universe.)
Mood ring?
What about Moldavite? That is found in only one place and has biblical legend attached to it.
Like PBS Eons why do the hosts on SciShow talk so fast when presenting.