| Cultured Emeralds | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1608 |
| Catalog #: | 353500 | |
| Clip Number: | 353500-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 028-690-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:16:32 - 00:17:24 | |
| Location: | San Francisco, California | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Chemical INDUSTRY: Jewelry LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California, San Francisco SCIENCE: Chemistry SCIENCE: Geology | |
| Description: | Audio is low on screener Synthetic emeralds are 'grown' in a mineral bath, a startling laboratory achievement by a san Francisco chemist, who tests a 330 carat gem. Establishing shot - Chemist working on making an emerald in his San Francisco laboratory. CUS - The chemist puts a stone in a beaker in a mineral bath. CUS - Chatham the chemist puts the cultured emeralds to a blow torch test. CUS - The hardest test, scratching glass CUS - A pleased looking chemist admiring his emerald. | |
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