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All the best things in life are green... We’re talkin’ Emeralds, people! Gem Junkies cross off number 2 of the big three (Rubies, Emeralds, & Sapphires). We head to COLOOOMBIAAA, check out Emerald mines, and look at this inclusive little gem. Join the Junkies and get hooked!

00:00:00              Jardin

01:00:00              Recuperating from the Luxury/JCK Show

04:14:00              Ruby correction

04:42:50              B for beryl = Emerald

06:54:00              When you are talking about Emerald, they have inclusions

                              Not clean to the eye

                              How they are treated

08:30:00              Differentiate between oil and resin 

09:18:00              Durability

09:50:00              Purchasing emeralds

10:11:00              13th Century Italy

11:00:00              Mt. Smaragdus

12:00:00              Seeing the future

12:21:00              To reveal the truth

13:17:00              Cure diseases

13:38:00              Protection against evil spells

13:48:00              Traditional birthstone for May

13:56:00              When the first Emerald were found

14:22:00              Cleopatra and her love for Emeralds

14:42:00              Who else mined the Egyptian mines?

15:16:00              Columbia is where the best Emeralds are found

16:09:00              Ethiopian Emeralds

16:42:00              In terms of production . . .

17:19:00              3 mining districts in Columbia

17:33:00              Trapiche Emeralds

18:16:00              3 phase inclusions

19:10:00              The traditional Emerald Cut

20:20:00              How are they found?

21:03:00              How are they mined?

23:13:00              (Storytime) Visiting Emerald mines in Brasil

24:17:00              African Emeralds

25:08:00              Synthetic Emeralds