In 19 16, a bunch of jewellers got together in kansas and put out an official list. Suddenly everyone cared about their stone. It was genius, everyone, except people who got topaz. You'd get to november and it was literally the color like sewer water,. Why, out of thi did they run out gem stones an november? He just decided to make the probbably the worst color o topaz. What's yours? Do you know mine sucks? What is it? It's a topaz. Osca say pearl. But, oh, my gosh, topaz. There's some beautiful topaz, like imperial topaz s
Professional gemologist Kelly Sitek talks about adventures in mining, the chemical composition of different gems, breaks down the test taking process for gemology and gives advice on haunted stones. We also spill some tea on cultured pearls and address the psychology and neurological merits of crystals/the placebo effect. Whether you are a staunch skeptic or all about woo-woo, you may end up shoving a crystal down your pants just for good luck. A.k.a. neural top-down control of physiology.
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