Green & Hairy Grossular Garnet Gooseberry
This week on Gem Junkies “Grossular Garnet” Known to the jewelry market as Tsavorite or Mint Garnet One of many siblings in the Garnet family- Grossular is famous for its […]
Brecken
Turquoise- If it’s good enough for Marie..
Thanks for tuning into the latest installment of Gem Junkies. Thanks to popular demand we covered a very special gemstone this week- and a new one for Brecken’s shopping list! […]
The Very Cultured Pearl
Well we have added another layer of Nacre to the Pearl story. This week’s story included a very cultured Pearl, the largest Pearl, treatments, fashion, and the market for this […]
Seduce him with those big Pearls, girl
Welcome Gem Junkies! Have you listened to this week’s podcast? We left off with the world as our Oysters, and came right back to that Oyster to uncover the wonderful […]
History, Death, Destruction, & Spinel
This week’s episode has been long anticipated. I mean, we had been teasing it for two weeks now… So to go along with this riveting Pod are some visual representations […]
Perido or Peridon’t
Hey Junkies, here for your weekly dose? Well we have something that’s subtle, yet special. You probably know by now we mean Peridot! Lets go on a little journey to […]
The Tanzanite Diaries
Welcome to the Tanzanite Diaries Take a peek at all of the pictures from this week’s episode. How Tanzanite usually looks coming out of the ground before it […]
Hi-Ho Hi-Ho, Off to Mine Tourmaline We Go.
Welcome fellow Gem Junkie! This week we discussed Tourmaline, and as we have said before this is a complicated and beautiful gemstone that comes in every color, and sometimes more […]
Cleopatra- Girl Loved Her Emeralds
Rough Emerald in an elongated 6 prism structure Picture courtesy of https://www.minedirect.com/EnlargedPages/FacetCabbingRough/Emerald/Emerald-12.html Map of Emerald locations world-wide Picture courtesy of http://amazonpueblo.org/emeralds-for-amazon-stories-from-jungle/ Jose Elias Vallejo has been a barequero in the ravine […]
All Hail The King
Rubies- Every one knows them, but only the fierce don this power gemstone. Are you one of the few? Find our cover photo https://www.instagram.com/thirdcoastgems/ The Corundum Family How did […]