How do gemstones get their color?
About this episode
This episode explores how gemstones acquire their colors, the molecular differences between stones, and the replication of these colors in lab-made gemstones.
Gemstones come in all sorts of colors, but how do they get them? Are different stones super different at the molecular level? How do these different colors happen naturally? And how can those colors be replicated in lab-made gemstones? Let's get into it.
People in this episode
Hosts: Melissa, Jam
Topics covered
- gemstones
- color
- molecular structure
- lab-made gemstones
- natural processes
Keywords
- gemstones
- color
- molecular level
- natural colors
- lab-made gemstones
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