Formed by rivers, floods, or running water. John White , curator of minerals at Smithsonian Institute, defines minerals and gemstones as the same thing, with gemstones being the better quality specimens. John Sinkankas relates the thrill of finding gemstones and being the first human to see a gemstone created 1000's to millions of years ago. Also found in Finland, Norway, India, and basalt flows in Hawaii. All surface mining with bulldozers and then examined on tables with screens.
Red beryl is a variety of beryl a.
Utah only location in world for red beryl. Found in rhyolite lava flows. D. Murfreesboro, Arkansas 1. Only operating diamond mine in U.S. 2. Fee digging open to public.