
About this podcast
Facet Nation is a new kind of gemmology podcast. Rigorous enough for serious students, but fascinating and funny enough for anyone craving an inside look at gemstones, jewellery and the shadowy world surrounding them. Part revision aide, part storytime, Lucinda and Simon are your qualified guides to the world’s most ancient treasures.
40 episodes · science
Facet Nation: A Gemmology Podcast
About this podcast
Facet Nation is a new kind of gemmology podcast. Rigorous enough for serious students, but fascinating and funny enough for anyone craving an inside look at gemstones, jewellery and the shadowy world surrounding them. Part revision aide, part storytime, Lucinda and Simon are your qualified guides to the world’s most ancient treasures.
Latest episode40. Season 2: Garnet Part One
Recent episodes
- 39. Season 2 Preview and Summer Catch Up2 Sept · 19 min
- 38. End of Season 1: Fashioning Part Two - Gemstone faceting techniques1 Jun · 42 min
- 37. Gemstone Fashioning Part One: An Overview for Gemmology Study25 May · 50 min
- 36. Interview: Michelle Mai - Cutting and Designing Gemstones18 May · 53 min
- 35. Tourmaline Part II: The King of Tourmaline...?11 May · 40 min
- 34. Gemstone Colour: Charge Transfer and Colour Centres4 May · 38 min
- 33. Tourmaline Part One: Conquistadors and the party where everyone's invited27 Apr · 42 min
- 32. Causes of Gemstone Colour: Dispersed Metal Ions20 Apr · 28 min
- 31. Interview: Ian Dun FGAA FGSGA, Federal President Gemmological Association of Australia13 Apr · 55 min
- 30. Colour: Physical Optics and Colour Phenomena30 Mar · 41 min