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What ways can gemstones form?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Natural:
Heat and pressure underground over centuries of time, just like all rocks.

Synthetic:
Heat and pressure are used artificially by scientists who form the gemstones to perfection in a laboratory.

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