Gem Mining - Star Sapphires Found!
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Published 2024-08-11
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All Comments (21)
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"If you see sapphires, that's a good sign that there might be sapphires around." - Pauly, probably
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Ya know Dan every time you say, "I hope to earn your subscription today" make me wish I could subscribe more than once. It is by far the best way I have came across on youtube and by Dan do you earn it every single time
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I hope we get to see these polished up eventually! I LOVE star sapphires!
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Oh, Dan, you made my day! This is just what my rockhounding heart needed. I used to live south of the Peace Arch in Blaine. The scenery makes me homesick! I used to hunt in B.C., Western Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. So much wondrous beauty! Thank you... sincerely! ๐
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I'm looking forward to seeing them cabbed when you get them back! Great video, ๐Dan!
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Sapphire is chemically very stable and is almost insoluble in acid and base solutions. It is also relatively resistant to plasma, so it is used for windows and parts of etching equipment. However, it is not completely insoluble, and is slightly affected by highly corrosive solutions such as hydrofluoric acid (HF).
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Do not take a drink every time Dan says the word Sapphire. ๐ ๐ตโ๐ซ
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Thanks for sharing!! Also, thanks for the GLOD. You have helped me understand more about the geology of minerals. Please don't stop teaching us about what you know. Love you and your family!!!๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐น๐น๐น๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐
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Re: GLOTD: Ruby is a very specific corundum colored by Cr3+ ions, everything else technically is sapphire. In the US we can get pink sapphire which internationally is considered ruby.
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If I seen you walking down the trail looking official and I was looking for rocks I would walk the other way.. lol
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The explanation on what a star saphire was made the video, thank you for taking a sec there.
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I've cut a few dozen star sapphires; it's often possible to see the "silk" within a rough crystal and know whether a star is even possible. Also, most of that claim's corundum is deformed enough to preclude a star. (Shown by parting planes, as corundum has no cleavage.) Star stones must be fairly high domed to show a sharp star.
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Nice to see you again , i watched your video about the Chicoltin river ,because everyone was asking about the gold on the other footages out there lol here i am
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I don't know if I've ever seen one "cleaned up." Hoping you show a finished stone in the future. Thanks DH !
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Sunday is,Dan day. Thank you
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Great SHOW Dan!!! ... I'd guess that big Sapphire is .... 25 carats!!
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Always happy to hit the Like Button for Dan's Videos, even before I have watched!!๐๐๐
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@ 22:21 I thought you were gonna smack me in the face with your hammer. 3D action!! LOLOLOL
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I was not into geology until I started watching Dan. Now I long to live in Canada.
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Star sapphire? Niiiiiiice..... I have a little bag full of regular mixed color ones I need to go get heat treated and see what to get cut by the pros and what to play with....... I have a 58.7 carat star garnet from Emerald Creek, ID that is cab'd out. Weak star but nice sized rock.
