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  "title": "How to Identify Gemstones",
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  "duration": "5:20",
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  "description": "In this week's episode, Natalie explains all about how to identify gemstones, by sight and with tools, whether they're precious gemstones or semi-precious gems. \n\nSubscribe to #JTV: http://www.bit.ly/subscribejtv\nCheck out JTV's Gemopedia: http://www.jtv.com/library/gemopedia\n\nJTV is one of the leading experts on gemstones and is the best source on YouTube for all things gem related. Featuring gem history, the science behind the stones, gemstones in pop culture, and much more, you too can become a gem expert by immersing yourself in JTV’s channel. Natalie, our host, is a Graduate Gemologist and an Applied Jewelry Professional.\n\n\nWebsite: https://www.jtv.com/gemstones?mcid=XSOyt\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jtvgems/?mcid=XSOyt\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/jewelry?mcid=XSOyt\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jtvgems?mcid=XSOyt\nSisk Gemology Reference: http://www.jtv.com/sisk-gemology-reference.html?mcid=XSOyt",
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      "text": "and semi-precious gemstones wait how can",
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      "text": "precious and semi-precious gemstone",
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      "text": "anyways what do those terms even mean",
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      "text": "and how can someone spot the difference",
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      "text": "between garnet and spinel or topaz and",
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      "text": "identify a gemstone in Mordor okay",
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      "text": "for today let's get this out of the way",
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      "text": "traditionally the precious gemstones are",
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      "text": "else is it just me or does this",
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      "text": "classification seem pretty arbitrary",
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      "text": "after all Ruby and Sapphire are",
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      "text": "technically the same gemstone corundum",
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      "text": "considered a precious gemstone what is",
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      "text": "going on here no two gems are the same",
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      "text": "and since the days of the Ancients",
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      "text": "humans have done our best to classify",
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      "text": "semi-precious distinction goes back to",
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      "text": "the ancient Greeks but instead of",
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      "text": "blindly following tradition let's",
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      "text": "evaluate gems based on their own merits",
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      "text": "after all is it the world's finest",
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      "text": "fake for gem there's no Universal system",
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      "text": "for determining the value of a gemstone",
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      "text": "precious or otherwise from a seller's",
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      "text": "point of view gemstones price and value",
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      "text": "will generally be decided by color",
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      "text": "rarity and clarity they also look for",
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      "text": "defects in the stone its overall quality",
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      "text": "and of course in its beauty many",
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      "text": "gemstone buyers still adhere to the four",
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      "text": "they know two gems cut the color clarity",
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      "text": "out to buy a gem maybe you tripped over",
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      "text": "a pirate's treasure chest in your",
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      "text": "anyway you can identify which gems are",
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      "text": "which without the help of a professional",
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      "text": "like me before you start the first thing",
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      "text": "to do is clean your stone with a soft",
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      "text": "gem cloth this will remove dirt dust",
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      "text": "fingerprints oils lint and fairy",
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      "text": "droppings from your stones so you can",
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      "text": "get a proper look at it and once the gem",
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      "text": "is clean hold your stone with tweezers",
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      "text": "the ancients were right about one thing",
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      "text": "observing a gems color is the first and",
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      "text": "easiest clue when it comes to",
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      "text": "identifying a stone try to observe your",
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      "text": "gem with just your naked eye either in",
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      "text": "daylight or a very well-lit area color",
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      "text": "is the most obvious way to start",
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      "text": "identifying a gem or mineral after all",
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      "text": "if it isn't green it isn't an emerald",
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      "text": "and all rubies are red by definition hue",
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      "text": "is the overall color of a gem but be",
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      "text": "better if the stone appears black and",
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      "text": "go test of specific gravity the next",
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      "text": "characteristics the light will also help",
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      "text": "you assess the gems luster which is how",
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      "text": "most gems have a vitreous luster like",
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      "text": "may be dull waxy or earthy if it has a",
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      "text": "fracture",
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      "text": "you narrow down your possibilities",
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      "text": "assessment beyond this is where the big",
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      "text": "grant and determining a gemstones",
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      "text": "refractive index is one of the best ways",
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      "text": "to know for sure what you've got between",
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      "text": "your tweezers I try not to editorialize",
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