Unboxing Rare Cut Gems - Rutile, Sodalite, & More!

Have you ever wondered why some abundant minerals are rarely seen faceted into gemstones? In this week's episode, we explore that exact question! Join Rebecca and Rob as they visit some faceted gemstones that were fashioned from some very unlikely materials.
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[@victorreis8110]

idk it’s hard to explain but rebecca is SO cool. love her chemistry with rob as hosts and most importantly LOVE how she’s always amazing at reading the room and at the same time providing constant real valuable information & knowledge ❤️

[@SiX1SE7EN]

These types of episodes are really fun because it gives the viewers an opportunity to test out their own knowledge while watching. Also, a show on New England rocks/minerals/gemstones would be amazing! 😉 ❤️

[@soomcire]

I’m just starting to get into lapidary, but love minerals in general, and have been collecting unusual rough just so that I can have some weird and rare faceted pieces in my collection, so this was a great episode for me! Great job, guys!

[@Shoobadawoop]

That faceted calcite is glorious!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@alexiblackXo]

These 2 have such great chemistry on camera together. Genuinely love watching and I’m a total fan! Thanks for teaching us about gems and minerals!

[@-.Tristan.-]

I loved the Rutile and the Calcite the most ♥️ Looking at such rarely faceted minerals was a really neat video idea!!

[@cassandralyris4918]

I like Wulfenite in its natural matrix just the way it comes. I also never knew Rutile grew in such large chunks on its own. Apparently big chunks like that are found in Norway and occasionally in Arkansas here in the US. Fun!

[@Strangelyfey]

@NPc why are you so pressed

[@Strangelyfey]

@NPc the fact that you felt that this arbitrary comment that affects literally no one deserves a neon sign calling them a liar

[@Strangelyfey]

@NPc not pressed just curious ☺️

[@Strangelyfey]

@NPc I asked a question, you responded with a question, you didn’t like the answer idk what’s so hard to get about this.

[@Strangelyfey]

@NPc I already answered your question and you can read, frankly I’m bored of the conversation so ✌️

[@kidcurry4107]

The only one that I yelled out was mica. Lots of it around Wyoming though never in my life have I seen it faceted! Thanks and I love your channel.

[@mattpatterson8633]

So happy I guessed every single one, (little disappointed the mica wasn’t specified as lepidolite)

[@erin7821]

More of these episodes!! So interesting I got about half of them

[@LostWithoutHer]

I really loved the Cinnabar. It looks so much like Indian Ruby and I have to wonder how frequently I've unknowingly handled Cinnabar in those mixed loose gemstone trays where many vendors have loose Sapphire and Emeralds in those open trays at various shows. You have to presume they're all thrown in together because Rubies, Emeralds, Sapphires of reasonable color and size but poor transparency are not that rare and none of the vendors could be bothered to double-check their stones or box individually. For example, I once knowingly purchased a large unheated yellowish-green Spodumene at a pale Citrine price because the vendor hadn't done his due diligence. He's now my favorite vendor because I seem to have a more accurate eye than he does.

[@aimee-lynndonovan6077]

Wulfenite absolutely exciting!🤩State stone, how lucky!

[@azuremoonstone3731]

I was super excited when rob said azurite!!! its my favorite and i dont hear many people talk much about it

[@alicein1984]

I love how you kept guessing fire opal 🤣 me too 🤣 I'm really impressed with whoever faceted the wulfenite. Also did not know rutile was red either. Very informative & interesting video!

[@keithyinger3326]

My sister is on a road trip. One of the places they stopped, they dug for fire opals. She chipped one out of the wall thats bigger than a golf ball, but a bit smaller than a baseball. So clear and red. I can slice rocks, but I need a cabochon machine to be able to cut and polish things like that. Someday.. I hope.

[@sandmaker]

Stumped... oh yeah. But not as many as I thought I would . What a fun show! Thanks fot sharing your time and talent with us .

[@clintonmorris8222]

I have a Rutile crystal that's about 2.5 inches and is a beautiful shade of red with light shone through it. It's one of my pride pieces in my collection! So cool to see another

[@michelemurphy3541]

Man, I truly love you guys! This channel is so cool, bright, lovely and yes, the stones are fantastic and the knowledge is awesome but it is the people in the videos who just shine with their personalities and I am super grateful to get to learn from this channel! Did I mention that because of this channel, I want to go to GIA school to be certified!

[@Moonlily23]

Very proud of myself! Very much a beginner but managed to guess the amber, cinnabar (one of my faves), mica, and rutile!

[@foreverowlcity22]

Love My Gemstones, been collecting since I was, a very small child, Thank You, for the videos 🎶 X..

[@topcatcoast2coast579]

The carved Sodalite Conch was really cool looking.

[@annarenevictor9981]

Really enjoyed this video! Your topics are so interesting and enjoy watching you two interact - as two people who are passionate about the same field.

[@Tiger.x801]

PEACE, LOVE & LIGHT TO EVERYONE 💖💖💖

[@algorithminc.8850]

Stumbled across your channel. Really interesting videos ... reminds me of when I was a kid and was heavily into hunting for rocks/minerals/meteorites/etc. A random idea for you, given I'm into radio electronics -- the "Antique Wireless Museum" YT channel just did a video "From Raw Crystal to Crystal Oscillator - Crystals go to War in 1943" -- a bit "dry," but thought the history/science/methods might be of interest to you. In any case, great channel ... thanks and cheers, Christopher

[@milanopiano]

That was so much fun! I was very proud of myself I got most right, but specifically Wulfenite, mica (I said muscovite which I think counts?) and the cinnabar. I did absolutely not expect the crocoite, the sodalite and the rutile, however. Never knew rutile is really red like that. Edit: Oh and the calcite, didn't get that one either, so I guess I didn't get that many right hahahaha

[@MrMagpie2610]

I was genuinely impressed by how many I actually knew 😅 all because of watching your videos!

[@iisechii4859]

The Mica and Crocoite stumped me! glad to say I got the rest!! :)

[@davidhubert949]

Graves mountain rutile is one of my favorite things to collect lol great material

[@oscarmedina1303]

Fantastic episode! Amazing what can be faceted with time and a LOT of patience. Rob and Rebecca are great!

[@jj-vu5ov]

im new to minerals but i guessed the mica one right, wooooo these guessing games are great, i learn a lot about the properties of minerals/crystals through these videos especially when yall show the amazing specimens you have

[@hassaneshaghpour531]

I am so glad visited you're and knowledge ☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@trenton6621]

Could watch you guys all day

[@bethlovesthings]

What an awesome series! Please do more "things that aren't usually faceted" - I have seen so much carved sodalite and very little faceted. So pretty!

[@pramodcomedychannel3811]

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[@griziol]

Finally an early bird🤩 I lpve your informative videos and each time I watch them I have more love for ypu and for the gemstones and everything about them. Sending love from Slovenia

[@purplealice]

I have a necklace of faceted amber beads - the largest bead is about the size of a walnut.It belonged to my great-grandmother, which would make it a Victorian item. It's really beautiful and dramatic, and I enjoy wearing it in memory of my great-grandmother, who was a Lowell mill girl (sing "Bread and Roses" here) So amber *can* be faceted. I've been told it was also heat-treated to improve its internal refraction. Against a nice chunky sweater it's really dramatic.

[@alyssa-7614]

Not me deep diving into the interwebs for a facetted calcite... lol

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Well, I was stumped on most of those to be honest. I’ve never even thought about faceting Optical Calcite, but it did look amazing. Amazing to see the Rutile. Thanks both for sharing. Rog from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

[@VincentVuna]

Great episode! Informtive and fun! :)

[@maxevocal]

This was really fun to try and guess alongside you two!

[@lindasaav7364]

This was just such a cool and fun video to watch! It was so interesting to see the cut stone vs actual mineral specimen and it was so fun to play along! I must say that the faceted crocoite was my fave, that colour was insane!! More videos with this theme please!

[@dawnsalois]

the spar was amazing!

[@richardjones4080]

I have never seen facet cut amber before that is stunning

[@karengarcia8587]

These rare cut gemstones you unboxed are very nice and amazing.🙎‍♀️😀💎 To know the facts about each gemstones and how they're cut/treated is very interesting.🤨🔍 Thanks for showing us these gems and nice video.🙂🧑‍🏫👩‍🏫💎

[@SleepyRoyalty]

Faceted mica?! I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it!

[@trumpatier]

Dang! I correctly guessed the first 4 but the crocoite stumped me 🤣

[@Algoldprospecting]

Thanks for the show. I love gemstones. I wish I could know more. I have found many gems while looking for gold. Lots of mica

[@enjoyingmyvodka1013]

I LOVE Lapis Lazuli !!!!

[@VincentVuna]

Guys PLEASE talk about South African minerals if you have any :)! KMF, Orange River, Riemvasmaak, etc.

[@tommunyon2874]

My friend had amber pieces that were gifted to her when she was touring Europe mid-20th century. She took some to the local jeweler for appraisal. The high school student clerk asked her why she wanted to get plastic appraised. My brother-in- law's grandfather, Lyle Hardy, had around 2 dozen unique cuts that he developed, and had published in "Gems and Minerals." My neighbor brought my sister and me pieces of mica after a day trip to Silver City, New Mexico. We took delight in pulling off the sheets and floating them in the gutter water. I was only 4, and didn't understand why my neighbor was so upset when he discovered what we were up to.

[@rebeccabaker488]

I’m such a fan. I love anything that sparkles. I really enjoy watching Rebecca share her knowledge which astounds me. Rob and Rebecca have a great “ chemistry” pun intended (lol). I’m just catching up on watching. The wolfinite (sp) looks like small carmels that I use for cookies at Halloween. Thanks for another great video. God bless and happy new year watching from Jacksonville Florida USA🇺🇸

[@jjdraco7337]

I nailed the lapidolite mica right away. It's one of my favorites! Great show!

[@isiriscasiano3719]

Great info!!! Thanks. I thought the Mica was Lepidolite, which I know is a form of purple Mica.

[@andrewvillanueva9251]

Great video. Can you do a video on dangerous gems to handle? Take care

[@earlaker]

I was at 100% through the first 4 and then you threw crocoite out there and that was it. I never got another one right. 😞 Considering all of these improbable faceted stones, I was waiting to see sulfur show up!

[@tomatography24]

I see sodalite and I rushed in~❤️

[@shadodragonette]

I was really proud when I got sodalite and he didn't. I got a few they also got, but getting one he didn't made my day! I have seen raw sodalite before in rock shops.

[@jillanderson3665]

Subscribed! I felt as though I was sitting beside you.

[@thirteennumbers6095]

Mica was my favourite 😍

[@STOICedie1201]

Geology students will find thsi video really fun

[@1112Hades]

I was hoping to see a titanium sapphire because it's mainly used for lasers and not for gemstone

[@guntherrobbert4406]

It was just fun joining you with the guesses - although I must admit I nearly always failed.

[@cryforthemoon]

lol ikr? i only got the amber.

[@rockjockchick]

Me too!

[@sproutingresilience4787]

Also, speaking of sodalite will any one from gemstones tv or jtv be at the rock hound gemboree in Bancroft this weekend ?

[@kellyharper367]

Amazing!

[@wocky661]

I just noticed how you remove the gloves, you touch all the surface that has touched the gemstones with your bare hands xD. What you should do is remove the first by flipping it over and then use the flipped glove bits to hold the second one and flipping it over the first one, making a glove ball with no dangerous exposed parts

[@keithyinger3326]

I thought the yellow one, wulfenite, was sulfur. That would be a pretty hard thing to facet as well. And by hard, I mean soft.. Well, you know what I mean lol

[@tacklebox1978]

I was hoping to see some faceted hyalite opal.

[@seancrisci610]

💖🔥SUPER COOL GEMSTONE VIDEO!😳Whoa These Are Crazy Looking!

[@yasminlily]

The mica...I thought the one shown might be lepidolite given the violet color? It is a form of mica. Maybe I'm missing a key bit of info. 2nd... the wulfinte and another vibrant piece... I kept thinking zircon. I didn't hear any rule outs in your remarks. Again, there must be key factors at play about what you look at for zircon that escapes me.

[@troyblueearth7450]

Wow love it

[@fartpants90]

Oooooh I'm sooo stooooooooned

[@stone_weaver]

do a video on precision cut vs commercial cut stones

[@permatapertama9475]

Wooow 😱😁😁

[@baserockbathead]

That mica looked more specifically like lepidolite and could have had a matrix allowing it to be just barely faceted.

[@gmariet1391]

You are both fun 😊

[@H3DK]

Is the wulfenite piece for sale?

[@MrMadasfire]

Nope. It's mine forever lol

[@sproutingresilience4787]

Hehe i didn’t know you could write on mica with your nails like that

[@StarScapesOG]

I got stumped on all the ones you both got stumped on...

[@jairprado5538]

Maravilha ✌✌✌

[@aandreyna]

you guys are very cute :) ty for the video

[@kiro9291]

2:52 by god's green earth they faceted olive oil

[@Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears]

Why are you wearing gloves for Calcite and amber?

[@praywithpio6028]

mica as a gem !? That's weird !

[@cryforthemoon]

omg howwwww?

[@gems]

Right? Some of these boggle the mind

[@Mystical_Zeus]

"don't use tweezers" *proceeds to immediately use tweezers*

[@johnathonmullis4234]

I really enjoy the videos and appreciate yall didn’t cave to the fad of using great big fat woman as the company’s spokesperson. I don’t take advice from someone who won’t take care of themselves. If they know so much they’d stop killing them selves with French fries and frosty’s and get up off their backsides and walk it off.

[@elliotbradley]

I got exactly zero correct.

[@roberttyrrell2250]

Don't lick your rocks.🤣

[@aimee-lynndonovan6077]

Turn your gloves inside out, dispose in biohazard container!😟🙄

[@Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears]

Also you need to be taught how to take off your gloves properly so you do not expose yourself to what they were protecting you from.

[@johnmcdonald9112]

❤💎

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