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Gems
Title
Gems / PBS.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2016]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2018.
Copyright Notice Date
©2016
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (1 video file (53 min., 6 sec)) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released by PBS, 2016.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 04, 2018.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Their beauty has captivated us for millennia. Their cost can be extraordinary–some are even considered priceless. Precious gems like diamonds, rubies, emeralds, opal, and jade are the ultimate treasures of the earth, and each one is made from a specific–and often torturous–recipe of chemistry, pressure, and heat.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
NOVA: Treasures of the Earth
System details note
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
9 - 12, Academic/AP
Contents
Introduction: Gems (1:42); Forged Beauty (3:54); Nature's Building Blocks (6:28); Diamond Industry (4:14); Science of Light (2:30); Famed Diamond (3:54); Collection of Color (4:44); Sapphires (5:42); Emeralds (2:24); Jade (8:12); Opal (3:19); Gem Stone Geology (4:52); Credits: Gems (0:57);
Videorecording number
166790 Infobase
[166911]s Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Infobase, film distributor.
PBS (Firm)
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