Getting Stoned: A Podcast About Gems and Minerals
55 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsGetting Stoned is a podcast about gems, minerals, and fun conversations that may go off-topic--but that’s perfectly fine. The mission of this podcast is to encourage folks to explore the wonderful world of crystals, gems, minerals, and the various ways they are used in life, technology, and more.
The host, Johnna Crider is a jewelry artisan who wire wraps minerals and gems into jewelry and shares her growing knowledge on her blog. Getting Stoned is an extension of Johnna's gem and mineral blog and a way for her to connect with others who find the world of minerals intriguing.
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Episodes
Getting Stoned with The Arkenstone's Dr. Rob Lavinsky
September 27, 2022 16:15 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBIn this episode of Getting Stoned, Johnna chats with Dr. Robert Lavinsky, the founder of The Arkenstone, and www.iRocks.com. Rob shares his story with Johnna and the conversation covers, minerals, gems, Rob's support of Mindat, the largest mineral database and a mineralogical reference website on the Internet, Elon Musk at a Denver gem show some years ago, artificial intelligence, and its impact on the mineral industry. You can learn more about Rob by visiting his website, www.irocks.co...
Getting Stoned with Om Crystals
August 16, 2022 15:50 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBIn this episode of Getting Stoned, I interviewed Nikita and Moji, a married couple who moved from Houston to San Diego to embark on a new life. They got into the crystal business and have had quite the adventure. The two bought their first Tesla with crystal sales, have had a child, and are awaiting their third Tesla. We talked about crystals, the business and the stones, Elon Musk and my recent interview with him, Tesla, and more. You can find them on Instagram at instagram.com/om.cryst...
Getting Stoned: Interview With Elon Musk
July 01, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBThis is a uniquely special episode where I was invited down to Giga Texas to interview Elon Musk. I don't think we need an introduction, here--we all know who he is. The audio was edited by one of my best friends, Hart Deer (lead singer of Soulfire, an Atlanta-based rock group) and @TeslaHerbert Elon opened the fudge I'd brought him from Bucc-ees, and a few horns honked in the background as we were in a factory. So I apologize in Elon invited me to come back since I didn't get to ask a...
Getting Stoned: The Tesla Ring
May 14, 2022 14:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBToday I have a special guest, Davit Kvitsiani, Founder & CEO of CNICK, a company that makes jewelry tech that can unlock car doors and more. Davit has some neat announcements including an NFT, a new bracelet as well as what I’ve heard of, the Tesla Ring. In this episode, Davit shares what inspired him to create the ring and how the Tesla community helped him with feedback and support. You don’t have to be a Tesla owner to have the ring as it is used for many things other than locking or un...
Getting Stoned: Local Gem Show In The Swamp
March 25, 2022 14:42 - 4 minutes - 4.47 MBThe Baton Rouge Gem and Mineral Society held a fun gem and mineral show at the Blue Bonnet Nature Reserve. The theme was 'Rockin in the Swamp.' I went and had a blast, added gems and minerals to my collection, and bought some for my small jewelry business. This episode introduces a local group and a local artist. I have videos, photos and more info in this blog post: https://gettingstoned.online/f/getting-stoned-br-gem-show
Getting Stoned: My New Troll
February 06, 2022 01:53 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MBThis episode is a shout-out to Tiff Trolls. I bought a troll from her and love how she used crystals in her creations. She’s also helping the environment by upcycling old trolls and making them into art. Note, I mistakenly said her Etsy in the audio but I have her website in the links below. Links: Tiff's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffs_trolls/ Tiff's website: https://www.tiffstrolls.com/ About Getting Stoned. Getting Stoned is a podcast about gems, minerals, and fun convers...
Getting Stoned: Tranquillityite
January 15, 2022 21:24 - 4 minutes - 3.98 MBTranquillityite is a neat and rare mineral that was first found on the moon during the Apollo missions. It was later found in Australia in 2011 and this is where my piece came from. Interesting articles: https://www.cnet.com/news/diamonds-nah-burning-man-wedding-ring-holds-a-piece-of-the-moon/ https://gettingstoned.online/gem-blog/f/my-first-look-at-tranquillityite-which-was-found-on-the-moon
1 Year Anniversary Episode of Getting Stoned
January 01, 2022 18:01 - 3 minutes - 3.13 MBI started Getting Stoned, a podcast about gems and minerals on New Years Day 2021, and today is the one-year anniversary! As a celebration, I share other January birthstones and am having a special $10 off any jewelry orders over $20 for the entire month of January. Shop at GettingStoned.online and use code stoned1year at checkout. About Getting Stoned. Getting Stoned is a podcast about gems, minerals, and fun conversations that may go off-topic--but that’s perfectly fine. This podcast's...
Getting Stoned: Stibnite
December 15, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutes - 6.79 MBIn this episode of Getting Stoned, I talk about Stibnite and antimony. Also, apologies for the mic messing with the sound--getting a new one soon! Major shout out to this episode's two sponsors, Rivet.cloud and The BitBot Society. Podcast Links Rivet Rivet.cloud The BitBot Society Tbitbotsociety.Io BitBot #185 https://opensea.io/assets/0x68cf439ba5d2897524091ef81cb0a3d1f56e5500/185 GettingStoned.eth https://opensea.io/assets/0x57f1887a8bf19b14fc0df6fd9b2acc9af147ea85/6441741711774...
Getting Stoned: Davemaoite
December 02, 2021 16:57 - 5 minutes - 4.89 MBDavemaoite is a new mineral that has never been observed in nature before. The reason for this is that it is a lower mantle mineral which would typically fall apart once out of a high pressured environment. Link to article by UNLV https://www.unlv.edu/news/release/research-brief-first-ever-interior-earth-mineral-discovered-nature
Getting Stoned: Goethite
October 27, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.67 MBI went to a local mineral show a couple of weeks ago and splurged on this massive yet stunning Goethite specimen. gettingstoned.online patreon.com/johnna
Getting Stoned: GIA Shared A Cool Find Inside Of A Diamond
October 06, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.86 MBThe podcast cover graphic includes the photomicrograph by Nathan Renfro GIA scientists examined the gemstone which is a D color .53 carat round brilliant cut diamond with a unique cloud inclusion that looks like the profile of a faceted round brilliant diamond. It seriously looks like someone typed a gemstone emoji inside the gem. In their blog post, GIA said the diamond-shaped cloud appeared to be completely natural when it was examined in the microscope. GIA stated, "In this diamond, the...
Getting Stoned: Interview With Eterneva's Adelle Archer
September 22, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBIn my last episode of Getting Stoned, I talked about Eterneva, a company that specializes in creating lab grown diamonds from the ashes of a pet or loved one as a way to honor that person's life. Upon hearing my short and sweet episode, Eterneva reached out to me and I am to delighted to share my interview with Adelle Archer, Co-Founder of Eterneva. Adelle lost a dear friend of hers and shared the story of the birth of this gem of a company. To learn more about Eterneva, you can visit their...
Getting Stoned: Turning Loved Ones Into Diamonds
September 08, 2021 11:00 - 3 minutes - 3.59 MBToday I want to tell you about this company I found while scrolling through TikTok. I have become slightly addicted to the app and have learned a lot from it. Tons of jewelry artisans, gemologists and mineral lovers fill my feed with dazzling content and I stumbled upon one company, Eterneva, which has a unique product. Eterneva specializes in lab grown diamonds from your loved one's or pets ashes or hair. This may sound morbid at first, but I think it's a neat way to honor a loved one. Th...
Getting Stoned: How I Made A Golden Herkimer Explode
August 25, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutes - 6.72 MBThis wasn't intentional at all. I've shared bits of this story and people are always asking me to share details so I decided to make a podcast about it. Long story short, I had placed my Golden Herkimers with my regular Herkimers and grabbed one to meditate with. Placed it in the cup of a candle holder (where the oil goes for tea light candle holders) and had an explosive meditation session, to say the least. About Getting Stoned. Getting Stoned is a podcast about gems, minerals, and fun ...
Getting Stoned: Magnetite In Our Brains
August 11, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutes - 5.53 MBDid you know that we have magnetite crystals inside our brains? Magnetite is a mineral made up of iron oxide but it has equal amounts of iron (ii), which is ferrous oxide, and iron (iii) which is ferric oxide. Ferric oxide has three electrons--represented by the number 3 and one of those came from ferrous oxide--represented by the number 2. Both produce numerous types of materials such as plastics, heat-absorbing glass, ceramics and even rubber. Special high purity iron oxides are used in ...
Getting Stoned: How A Piece Of Elon Musk's Starship Came To Me
July 28, 2021 12:00 - 2 minutes - 2.2 MBToday on Getting Stoned, I’d like to share with you how a piece of Elon Musk’s rocket found its way to me. Before sharing how I got so lucky, I'll give you a quick recap of Starship Serial Number 9 (SN9 for short). Back in February, SpaceX, which has been testing its Starships that will one day take us to Mars, tried to land Starship SN9. The rocket did this really cool flip maneuver then exploded. The cause was one of the Raptor engines not relighting and this caused SN9 to land at high s...
Getting Stoned: Phenakite, The Deceiver
July 14, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutes - 4.01 MBToday on Getting Stoned, I want to talk about a lovely mineral called Phenakite. Phenakite, spelled with either a c or a k, is a rare neso-silicate mineral with beryllium ortho-silicate. It's often found sold as a crystal and used in spiritual practices or worn as jewelry. Southern Jewelry News shared some great info on Phenakite which is a great gem alternative to diamonds while not actually trying to be a diamond. Phenakites have a colorless variety (they also have peach and gold) and alt...
Getting Stoned With Lava From Iceland
June 30, 2021 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.73 MBToday on Getting Stoned, I want to tell you about some cool lava specimens I got in the mail last week. Earlier this month, a volcanic eruption in Iceland erupted and one of my friends actually was able to go and collect lava samples. She did so safely and there's even a video she posted on her YouTube channel--the link will be below. Anyway, she was kind enough to send me a few samples. I took video and photos before applying glaze over the samples. She told me they would oxidize if I didn...
Getting Stoned: Green Gold aka Electrum
June 16, 2021 11:00 - 4 minutes - 4.3 MBI want to talk about green gold. It’s a hard-to-find type of gold that when occurring in nature, it is an alloy known as electrum. Manhattan Gold & Silver has a blog post about it and they said that the green tint in this form of gold is subtle. Only a trained eye would be able to quickly spot it. The blog also dove into the history of green gold. In the Old Kingdom of Egypt--sometime around the third millennium BC, it was used as a coating for the capstones that sat on the obelisks and pyr...
Getting Stoned: Diamonds As Time Capsules
June 09, 2021 10:30 - 4 minutes - 4.07 MBToday on Getting Stoned, I want to talk about an interesting use for diamonds--as time capsules. I saw a post on LinkedIn about diamonds being used as a time capsule and wanted to learn more. In 2003, a research team at the University of Maryland found that diamonds can be natural time capsules. They preserve information about the cycling of sulfur between Earth's crust, the atmosphere and the mantle around 3 billion years ago. Some of the findings revealed isotopic signatures which can gi...
Getting Stoned: Labradorite Creation Legends
June 02, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutes - 4.26 MBToday on Getting Stoned, I want to talk about the magic of Labradorite and its connection with the Aurora Borealis, the northern lights. It’s a beautiful legend centered around this dazzling gem. I’m sharing the story from Jewel Envy--there are other versions of it out there as well. Labradorite was first discovered by Moravian missionaries in 1770. The gem was found in the Isle of Paul near Nain Labrador, Canada which is why it has the name, Labradorite. Legends from the Eskimo Inuit and N...
Getting Stoned: Ancient Martian Water Trapped In Minerals
May 26, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutes - 3.94 MBToday on Getting Stoned, the possibility of several oceans worth of ancient water trapped in Martian minerals that are buried beneath the planet's surface. This cool information comes from SciTechDaily and the article pointed out that most of the ancient water from Mars was buried in the planet's crust. This information comes from a new study based on observational data and modeling. It shows that 99% of the planet's water was lost to irreversible crustal hydration--not lost in space. Quo...
Getting Stoned: A Quick Look At Diamond Foundry
May 19, 2021 11:00 - 6 minutes - 5.62 MBToday on Getting Stoned, I want to talk about Diamond Foundry which is valued at just under $2 billion. The company recently had a $200 million investment but that's not what I want to talk about. This Silicon Valley startup is a gem in its own right. Diamond Foundry doesn't mine its diamonds but instead produces them in a lab. Many gem purists may believe that synthetic gems are not real or natural despite the fact they are chemically identical to the mined gems. This certainly reflects in...
Getting Stoned: Garnet Tread
May 12, 2021 13:00 - 3 minutes - 3.41 MBThis is Getting Stoned, the podcast about all things gems and minerals. I’m your host, Johnna Crider. Today on Getting Stoned, I want to share with you the story of Garnet Tread. a company that uses really tiny pieces of garnet to make tires for all vehicles and aircraft. I shared the story on my blog, but in light of my recent video with an empty Tesla Tequila bottle being used to store the tiny pieces of garnet, I thought I would reshare this here on my podcast. About Getting Stoned. Ge...
Getting Stoned: University of Maine Received Over 70 Minerals As A Donation
May 12, 2021 11:00 - 3 minutes - 3.4 MBToday on Getting Stoned, I want to talk about something I saw in my Google news feed. The University of Maine received a cool donation of over 70 minerals and gemstones in April. The collection was donated to the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences in hopes of inspiring more students to study the physical processes that shape our planet. The photo cover for the podcast was taken by David Jakacky for The Maine Campus The specimens are museum quality and were donated a...
Getting Stoned: The Jeweled Horse
May 05, 2021 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.37 MBIn this episode of Getting Stoned, I want to share with you a cool piece of jeweled coin that I found while browsing Jeweller Magazine. The coin is a limited-edition Argyle pink diamond coin made by Australian precious-metal refiner, The Perth Mint. The coin is part of its limited edition, "The Jeweled Range" which is a collection of pink diamond coins that are created in conjunction with pink diamond specialist supplier, Glajz which is founded by John Glajz, whose company has created beaut...
Getting Stoned With Uncharted Invest
April 28, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBToday on Getting Stoned, I have my friend, Brian Griffo and we are going to chat about Monazite and rare earth elements. Brian is the founder and editor of Uncharted Invest which covers long-term investing trends and we are going to talk about Monazite, rare earth elements, and more. Brian’s background as a technical director at National Geographic and is also an early Tesla investor influenced his work. Monazite is a rare phosphate mineral that often occurs in small isolated grains---usual...
Getting Stoned With SkyJems
April 21, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBToday on Getting Stoned, I have David from Skyjems on. David shares his favorite gem that he is currently in love with and tells me some stories of how he got into the gem and jewelry business. The podcast cover is provided by Skyjems and you can see the original image and more of David’s beautiful work on his Instagram--click here. Skyjems, which David named after his son, Sky, is a mother and son business that sells ethically sourced gemstones and has been in operation since 1967. Abo...
Getting Stoned: Interview with Gail Alfar
April 14, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this episode of Getting Stoned, I have my friend, Gail, on and she shares the incredible story of how she scored a piece of Starship wreckage. Gail also shared her favorite gemstone with me and it was one that I don't know too much about. Pearls are something I have worked with, but only freshwater, low-grade pearls. However, pearls are very elegant and it is that which draws Gail and many others into the beauty of the pearl. One thing we talk about is the use of pearls in medicine whic...
Conversation With Tesla Joy About Jade And Other Minerals
April 07, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBIn this episode of Getting Stoned, I chat with my friend Joy who has the YouTube channel, Tesla Joy where she shares her experiences with her Tesla. Joy is from Taiwan and has dual citizenship (U.S/Taiwan) and this is what enabled her to visit the National Palace Museum in Taipei where she got to see the Jadeite Cabbage with Insects. This beautiful carving is the most famous masterpiece in the entire National Palace Museum. Together with the Meat-shaped Stone, and the Mao Gong Ding, these ...
Magic and Good Conversation With Hart and Nick
March 31, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBToday I have two guests with me, my friend, Hart Deer, and my friend Nick Howard. We talk about a variety of things and touch upon some adult topics, so if you are under 18, I advise you to skip this episode. We don't go too far down that rabbit hole, but I'm still posting that tiny disclaimer. Some of the crystals we talk about in this episode are chalcopyrite, obsidian, carnelian, Libyan Desert Glass (tektite)--which Hart was confused with spider-like tektites from Legends of Zelda. Not ...
Talking Azurite with Bryan Seely
March 22, 2021 10:56 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBAzurite is a basic copper carbonate named after its deep blue colors. the name Azure is derived from the Persian word lazhward which means blue. Jeweller Magazine mentioned an American legend that claims Azurite is a powerful healing stone, but it is toxic due to its high concentration of copper. Ixchel Crystals also noted that it has sulfur in it. Like malachite, azurite is pretty harmful when wet--and the runoff water is toxic. Ixchel Crystals also pointed out that it gives off sulfur wh...
Rays From The Rising Sun--An Opal Worth $550K
March 17, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBToday on Getting Stoned, I have Robert Cleaver on. Robert, who owns a mine in Australia, will share the story of a unique opal called "Rays From The Rising Sun.” Part of this opal’s story is that it was originally chosen to exhibit at the Smithsonian with the Hope Diamond, however, it didn’t receive a donor so it wasn’t exhibited. Robert is looking to sell the opal, which was valued in 1992 at $550,000. He plans to use the funds to expand his mining business. He only has one request--that...
Celestite, The Celestine Prophecy and more with Munira.
March 11, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBIn this episode of Getting Stoned, I chat with Munira for a good hour. We talk about minerals, the book, The Celestine Prophecy, weed, life and minerals. Support this podcast on Patreon for $1. If you are enjoying Getting Stoned, then allow me to invite you to join my community of gem and mineral enthusiasts on Patreon. For only $1 a month you get: Early access to new episodes of Getting Stoned Free access to my new Gem and Mineral Library Free exclusive Patreon only content A forev...
Interview with Li-Cycle Holding's Chief Commercial Officer
March 07, 2021 08:44 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBToday I have two very special guests from Li-Cyle Holdings, a company that specializes in lithium-ion battery recycling. I’d like to welcome Li-Cycle’s Chief Commercial Officer, Kunal Phalpher. I learned about Li-Cyle by reading an article in Clean Technica that my friend, Jennifer Sensiba wrote. The article covered the company’s latest big news — its plans to go public through a deal with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Li-Cycle will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange ...
New Mineral That Could Power Batteries?
March 04, 2021 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.22 MBI am sharing with you a cool mineral discovery that took place just last year. Petrovite, the new mineral is a newly discovered fumarolic sulfate and it was found in the Great Tolbachik fissure eruption in the Kamchatka Peninsula area of Russia. Although I love working with gems and minerals, I’m also writing on topics such as renewables for CleanTechnica and this article by Open Access Government caught my eye. The article pointed out that Petrovite could power batteries and touched upon ...
Getting Stoned: Chat with Al
March 01, 2021 11:23 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBIn this episode, I have an interesting chat with my friend Al where we trade stories and talk about all sorts of things including a mineral that he saw when he was young. That mineral is known as the Meat-Shaped Stone and you can learn more about it here. The image for this podcast comes from Wikipedia. Support this podcast on Patreon for $1. If you are enjoying Getting Stoned, then allow me to invite you to join my community of gem and mineral enthusiasts on Patreon. For only $1 a mon...
Pyrite, Amethyst, Battery Technology And More with Adam Stevens
February 26, 2021 12:00 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBIn this episode of Getting Stoned, I have Adam Stevens join me and we talk about several minerals that he likes such as diamonds, emeralds, pyrite, and the topic turns toward the applications of minerals used in battery technology, Tesla, SpaceX and sustainability. How can we save our planet and do better by it? What are ways that the average person can reduce their own impact on our planet? And is Amethyst really a gem of sobriety? Perhaps we should test it out and see. Support this pod...
Talking Shungite with Jay
February 22, 2021 14:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBIn this episode of Getting Stoned, I talk about Shungite with Jay. We also talk about Elon Musk, SpaceX, Elon's song, Don't Doubt Ur Vibe, and Believe in Good which is what Elon said to me back in 2018. We also talked about Shungite sources and I shared where my gifts of Shungite came from. Unfortunately, Google flagged the website as unsafe, but if you are curious, here's the link. We also touched upon a Science Direct study that included shungite in its testing for removing radioactive...
Interview with Franklin aka Mother Frunker
February 18, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MBIn Today's episode of Getting Stoned, I have a sweet chat with my Twitter friend, Franklin, who runs the YouTube Channel, Mother Frunker (all things Tesla!). In this episode, we talk about Franklin's birthstone for his month as well as his zodiac and I share my favorite mineral, Moldavite, and how I came to find this mineral. We also talk about Garnet, Diamond, and Bloodstone aka Heliotrope. The two websites mentioned in this episode are: Gemselect's post on April birthstones Gem Soci...
Getting Stoned with Rebekah Leekley, Emmy Award Winning Screenwriter
February 15, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBOn this special episode of Getting Stoned, I chat with Rebekah Leekley, an Emmy Award-winning screenwriter (Spawned, HBO) who has a passion for teaching and writing. We talk about several topics including gems, minerals, Moissanite, carborundum, SpaceX, Tesla, Elon Musk fossil fuels, Lil Uzi and his pink diamond, and more. You'll have to pardon my two wild cats as they decide--right in the middle of the podcast--to start racing around the house.
Muonionalusta Meteorite
February 11, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.05 MBToday I want to talk about this really sweet meteorite I scored. The name is a bit hard to pronounce so I hope I don’t butcher it. Muonionalusta Meteorite is a meteorite that impacted the border area between Sweden and Finland and is named after the nearby Muonio River. Wikipedia says that it is probably the oldest known meteorite and is the first occurrence of stishovite in an iron meteorite. Stishovite is a very rare and extremely hard and dense tetragonal form of silicon dioxide (think ...
Hypersthene
February 08, 2021 12:00 - 2 minutes - 2.37 MBToday I want to talk about a mineral called Hypersthene. I saw a cabochon on Etsy and it was so pretty so I decided to buy it to make something with it. Upon receiving it, it had the same texture as jet--clearly a stone but it felt very light, almost wooden. After digging around on Google, I learned that this neat little mineral is a mix of magnesium and iron silicate. The name, Hypersthene comes from the Greek word for over strength. Its name is generally used to mean a mix of enstatite w...
Chrome Diopside
February 05, 2021 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.22 MBToday I want to talk about chrome diopside. Diopside comes in many colors but the most well-known is the green variety. The mesmerizing deep green of this mineral rivals that of an emerald, in my opinion. It gets the color from the mineral, chromium and the greens vary from light to almost black. Chrome diopside comes from a region in Eastern Siberia that is known for its impressive diamond deposits. There are other deposits in Pakistan, as well. Russian chrome diopside comes from a really ...
Moissanite vs Cubic Zirconia
February 02, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.53 MBToday I want to compare Moissanite with Cubic Zirconia. Both gems are man-made and I have, in the photo along with the audio, one of each. I do want to point out that my camera wasn’t able to pick up the brilliance of the Moissanite as well as the cubic zirconia yet to the naked eye, both gems were dazzling. Also, my moissanite is much smaller than my cubic zirconia. The Jewelry Shopping Guide had a blog post comparing both with the aim to determine which one was the better diamond alternat...
Vibrant Blue Topaz
January 31, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.63 MBHere's a little bit of info on one of my favorite gemstones to work with, Blue Topaz. In this episode of Getting Stoned, I talk about the three colors of the gemstone and how it gets those colors. Learn more about Topaz here. Support this podcast on Patreon for $1. If you are enjoying my short and sweet podcast, then allow me to invite you to join my community of gem and mineral enthusiasts on Patreon. For only $1 a month you get: Early access to new episodes of Getting Stones Free...
Record Keeper Sapphire
January 28, 2021 20:00 - 1 minute - 931 KBToday on Getting Stoned, I am going to share with another type of sapphire--and this also affects rubies as well as other crystals. In general, a record keeper is simply a triangle or pyramid on the stone.
Star sapphire
January 25, 2021 12:00 - 1 minute - 532 KBStar sapphires have Asterism, which is the property of a star stone, Asteria. Although the photo isn't the best, I have a video of all three of these gems available here. To learn more about star sapphire, read my blog post about them here.
Carborundum
January 22, 2021 13:00 - 1 minute - 592 KBCarborundum is a type of mineral that occurs naturally in space but is rare on earth. You can read more and see my short video here.