We’re back after a brief hiatus but it’s going to be amazing, I should say phenomenal! Rather than talking about one gemstone, Jonathan and Brecken talk about PHENOMENAL GEMSTONES!! From the varieties of phenomenons to the components that allow the phenomenon to exist.
00:00:00 Mickey isn’t real
01:21:50 Returning to the basement and what we’ve been up to
04:35:00 Phenomenal Gemstones
(2) main types: Structure and Inclusions
05:04:00 Structure of phenomenal gemstones
05:24:00 Play of Color
Our favorite gemstone – opal
06:11:00 Iridescence = Pearl
07:31:50 Ladradorescence = Ladradorescence
09:22:50 Adularescence = Moonstone
10:48:00 Moonstone Lore
13:01:00 Second Type of Phenomenon: Inclusions
13:09:00 Chatoyancy = Cat Eye + Alexandrite
14:52:00 Milk and Honey effect
16:08:00 Cat Eye Lore
16:36:00 Asterism
17:36:00 Gemstone varieties that exhibit asterism
17:51:00 Idaho Star Opal
18:58:00 Intersecting, paralleling inclusions
20:30:00 Star Sapphire Lore – Stone of Destiny
22:48:00 Adventurescence
23:09:00 Most commonly known = Sunstone
24:19:00 Color change – transitional element
26:04:00 &nbs