Fine Gems—Grown in Minutes?

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By Ken Ham

Emerald, aquamarine, topaz, zircon, and garnet are well-known gemstones. Also, lithium is used in batteries, like those found in an electric car. These minerals, and others, are found in “pegmatites, veinlike formations that commonly contain both large crystals and hard-to-find elements.” Many of these crystals are quite small, while others can be very large. How are they formed? And does it take long ages?

Well, as one researcher says, “The idea is that large crystals take time to grow.” But is that accurate? Over and over again the assumptions of slow-and-gradual processes over long periods of time have been overturned. …read more

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