Do people gravitate towards synthetic? Synthetic is more am for cost. I think a lot of people want the look of a beautiful sapphire, but maybe they can't afford it,. Then they go synthetic, and you still get that great look. And how do they make em? Do they just put some carbon, like, under insane pressure in a factory, yets or what? There's one called the kimberley process, and some things passd through!
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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