For thousands of years, pearl hunting was pretty much a crapshute. But then in the early 19 hundreds, that all changed. In southern california, if you check out dig for gems, for 75 bucks, you can go haul some rocks and bring water.
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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