Gemologist's Collections: Beginner to Expert

Curious to witness the brilliance of gemology up close? Join us as Rob, Preston, and Tom take you on an exclusive tour through their personal collections, showcasing some truly remarkable pieces. With a range of perspectives, from Rob's budding fascination to Preston's well-versed experience, and culminating in Tom's expertly curated treasures, this showcase offers a captivating exploration of their favorite selections. Embark on this journey with us and uncover the captivating stories behind these cherished gemstones and minerals.
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[@jupiterjanes]

Love this! I started collected when I was 9 years old, I am 42 now and I have over 250 types of minerals and gemstones! Crystals rock my world!! ❤❤❤

[@TeeJay84x]

I really like how Tom describes how a real collector feels and acts. Sometimes you see a piece and have an instant special feeling and relation towards it, then this is the right collectable item for you, doesn't matter what other people think of it's value. It's the value it has for you!

[@MrMadasfire]

I've been a collector since I bought Zippo lighters with my mom, just because I thought they were cool.

[@ZaDussault]

It would be insanely cool to have a fans collection showcase! Of course, they might not be able to ship the minerals for unboxings, but you could select those that send great pictures and talk about them! Having a display collection is for ourselves, but we all love to share pieces with people and that would be such a nice opportunity to have experts like you comment on some of those! And show them to the world

[@ellewoods84]

I love this channel so much! I inherited 3 trunks full of rocks, minerals and gems from an avid collector… and I am pretty new to collecting so the information here has been invaluable. I wish I had all of you to help me ID all of these! Thanks for the work you do!

[@milanopiano]

After your rainbow lattice sunstone video I wanted a specimen so bad. I saved up and bought myself one, it is now my favourite piece in my collection. It's such a magical stone. You guys really influenced me in my choices. Got myself a benitoite and neptunite specimen after that, cinnabar, vivianite and ludlamite, the list goes on. Having so much fun with it. Just small specimens, on the cheaper side and they make me so happy.

[@gems]

That's awesome!

[@brianlawson363]

I advise anyone who wishes to start a gem and mineral collection to buy what they like and enjoy (and what their budget allows). Our hobby can be as expensive or as thrifty as one chooses. Thank you for another very well put together and informative video.

[@CharlemagneProkopyshyn]

There are so many lovely ones to choose from but my favorite is Rob's watermelon sphere with the red and green and black specs. So pretty and cool!

[@oscarmedina1303]

What a great episode. I've been collecting since I was a kid and my collection has always provided me with a lot of fun. Especially sharing what I've personally found and have bought. Many of my newer specimens were inspired by your channel and your videos. Thank you!

[@shrapmetal]

Nice collections! I am more into faceted gemstones but always find the rough minerals interesting.

[@MrMadasfire]

After reading all the comments about faceted gem collectors, I want to do this all over again with my faceted stone favorites!

[@lisacrandall409]

Loved this episode! My favourites were Preston's star ruby and rainbow lattice feldspar, and Tom's fluorite. But I enjoyed seeing them all! I particularly love to have gems set in rings and bracelets so I can wear them and admire them in different lighting etc.

[@sfyrisvasileios7799]

I was passing by a cement production site and they would have the raw rock to be ground up lying there. There was a bright red rock, very smooth and almost the size of a basketball which attracted my attention. It was part of a fossilized pine tree trunk and probably the rest of it had turned into cement filler. I also collected two very big ammonite samples and gifted everything to the national geological institute.

[@aprilmeowmeow]

love rough gemstones and specimens. My collection has grown to about 30 pieces ranging from apophyllite to vanadinite, petrified wood, etc. Every piece makes me say "wooooow...." when i pull them off the shelf and look at them. ❤

[@lifegrip]

I liked Preston’s stuff the best because the fluorescence. Also, Sarah is gorgeous.

[@cory6667]

She truly is stunning.

[@sandyroo1980]

Love this show of people's collections! More please! I think if others can see what's out there... With a quick description of what it is & what makes it special... ? Like apache tears, or diff colors of granite. Nice job!

[@favonivsfreiheit5881]

Amazing video! It was really interesting to learn about other people's collections

[@IndusRiverRock]

All stones are so beautiful but I love Ruby ball and at the end sugar dusted candy thanks for very informative sharing 😊

[@RS3Dutchie]

Here I am thinking, what am I on the list of collectors. Would be a long video :D

[@AdamDoesComics]

Shoutout to that Ultra-thin watch that the first collector had on. Fantastic engineering to get such a thin case thickness! Is it a Piaget? Edit: It was not a Piaget, but it looks awesome!!!

[@heatherheape4165]

My favorite piece I have collected is a amethyst double cave geode that has calcite in it and a both half’s of a citrine geode.

[@sirembrum49thegreatmoth2]

I dont know what experience collector I am. I collect gemstones ( especially gemstone with a phenomena like asterism. ) I also love to collect mineral specimens, crystals, pseudomorphs, and other oddities as well as fossils. I also love to look fote rare and obscure minerals. Some minerals I found on the ground, but mostly I grow my collection by buying them. I have beem collecting for 3 or 4 years. I think I may be an intermediate or expert collector 💎

[@rataretrodos]

Would you do a video on Kornerupine?

[@barbaraeidinger6826]

Tom, like your plumbogummite, Preston, like your rainbow lattice feldspar and Rob, like your ruby and zoisite sphere. Nice share, guys.

[@MrMadasfire]

The Plumbogummite Ps. Pyromorphite is such a gorgeous color combination.

[@AJShiningThreads]

Salt and pepper diamonds because id not seen them before.

[@cory6667]

she is absolutely captivating. I don't know why but I feel like she would make a good actress.

[@sandyroo1980]

P.s. love the salt and peppers!

[@ninabeena83]

My fave is always gonna be a fluorite 😍

[@krista1686]

15:31, there is something to be said about crystal, gem and mineral peeps. we just like gift ing crystals in general. Some of the most giving folks in the world. Inno if it's spirit calls to us or if the crystals be working their magic.

[@loril.mangold8160]

I Love the ruby zoisite what a steal that sphere, I bought 2 bead rough strands down in Texas 15 years ago, for a total of $50, and I found giant fossilized mollusk in Iowa, about 3 inches big, and I found a giant hunk of green fluorite at a Rock mineral sale in Amana Iowa, giant piece, everyone was bidding on, but I just had to have it. Mine has perfect corners, but it has silver flecks inside, unfortunately I don't know where it's from,

[@Elizabeth912-v6o]

😮😮😮😮😮@14:16 😮😮😮😮!!!!! This dude literally has the Jurassic Park DNA sample😮❤❤❤❤!!!!!! And he almost threw it away!!!!!!!!😮

[@TerriAnnNiemeier-dy3no]

Can you determine the environment to create your own gemstones in nature

[@Elizabeth912-v6o]

I want to see my favorite was the baby Amber with the blood in it but I'm in love with all things iridescence so that would be the sun stone but honestly the fossil there's just such a large amount of material there to be identified but then again there's the florite idk.

[@puresas]

Could you? would you? please do an episode solely on how amazing UV stones can be, with proper dark cameraing of each specimen. Please a really variety of minerals. Please

[@gems]

We'd love to! We've been planning something along those lines for awhile, but something always seems to get in the way. Stay tuned, we'll pull it off one of these days!

[@puresas]

@@gems thank you I eagerly await.

[@ZaDussault]

Was Preston an animator for a show, or was he an animator at a studio, animating characters? I'm curious!

[@GemscopeFR]

Merci

[@minraja]

Currently it is believed that the Vikings used calcite to navigate with.

[@TEAMJESUS-JOHN316]

Sarah is a gem 😉

[@kiro9291]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee they're all cool

[@geralddrolet1]

I would have loved for my entire collection of 100,000 carats to have been in a video

[@horsiemetaldetecting5975]

The prettiest gem is sarah

[@DuncanL7979]

Impressive. The simping is strong with this one.

[@horsiemetaldetecting5975]

@@DuncanL7979 i know

[@adelehorn2055]

Vegans really will make sure to slide in any opportunity to let people know they are vegan

[@benjaminrapp7418]

Yup. Just like a Tesla driver. Instant turn off.