The most colorful gemstones on Earth - Jeff Dekofsky
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In November 1986, Australian miners climbed Lunatic Hill and bored 20 meters into the Earth. They were rewarded with a fist-sized, record breaking gemstone, which they named the Hailey’s Comet opal. Thanks to a characteristic called “play of color,” no two opals look the same. So what causes these vibrant displays? Jeff Dekofsky digs into the rock’s shimmering, dancing displays of light.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Jeff Dekofsky
- Director
- Ivana Bošnjak, Thomas Johnson Volda
- Narrator
- Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Sound Designer
- Spencer Ward
- Music
- Salil Bhayani
