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Back to Search10. Gem Durability: How hard are your gemstones?
Season 1 Episode 10
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In this episode of FacetNation, Lucinda and Simon delve into the essential aspects of gem durability, focusing on hardness, toughness…
10 months ago
9. Spooktacular 2025: The World's Most Cursed Gemstones
Season 1 Episode 9
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In this episode of Facet Nation, Lucinda and Simon explore the spooky side of gemstones, discussing Halloween traditions, recent robb…
10 months, 1 week ago
8. Beryl: Emerald's mum and Bas's wife
Season 1 Episode 8
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In this episode, Lucinda and Simon dive deep into the fascinating world of Beryl gemstones, exploring its various types, including Em…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
7. Gem Crystallography: Habits and Forms
Season 1 Episode 7
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In this episode of Facet Nation, Simon and Lucinda delve into the fascinating world of gemmology, focusing on crystals and their stru…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
6. Gem Chemistry: Materials, Structure and Chemical Elements
Season 1 Episode 6
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In this episode of Facet Nation, Lucinda and Simon delve into the foundational aspects of gemmology, focusing on the materials and st…
11 months ago
5. Corundum Part Two: Rubies, 'real' and otherwise
Season 1 Episode 5
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rubies, gemology, birthstones, Myanmar, treatments, synthetic rubies, famous rubies, gem identification, corundum, gemstone q…
11 months, 1 week ago
4. Corundum Part One: All Hail Queen Sapphire
Season 1 Episode 4
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In this episode, Lucinda and Simon delve into the fascinating world of corundum, exploring sapphires and rubies. They discuss the che…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
3. Observation, magnification and the amazing world of gem inclusions
Season 1 Episode 3
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In this episode of Facet Nation, Lucinda Beeman and Simon Barber delve into the world of gemmology, focusing on the essential skill o…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
2. The Gem Kit
Season 1 Episode 2
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In this episode of Facet Nation, Simon and Lucinda delve into the practical side of gemmology, focusing on the essential tool…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
1. WTF is Gemmology?
Season 1 Episode 1
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So you wanna be a gemmologist? Or you just wanna know if granny's jewellery box is worth taking down the pawn shop? You're in the rig…
1 year ago