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Hi! This is a quick update from me to tell you about everything that's going on in November. MINI CLASSES LAUNCHING 17th: https://crystalcasestudies.com/crystal-geology-mini-classes/ LONDON GEM & MINERAL SHOW: https://www.thegemandmineralshowuk.com/event-details/public-tickets-the-london-gem-mineral-show-2024-1

Hello! This is a quick (not really) update on where I've been for the last few months. Sorry for abandoning you guys! For any requests, feedback etc drop me an email at [email protected] or message me on intagram @crystalcasestudies. Love you all 3

Emily and Candice debrief on their first ever trip to the famous Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines gem show in Alsace, France! Join us to hear our favourite finds and best purchases. Everybody mentioned: Gemma López, Artisan Jewellers based in Barcelona L. G. Gemme, Faceted Calcite, based in Milan Les Pierres d'Opalin, Faceted Tanzanites Galerie Saegewerk, Thomas with Chrysoberyl Twins ---------- www.crystalcasestudies.com @crystalcasestudies www.selfandothers.com @selfandothers.co ---------- 00:00 Intro 01:56 About the show 08:06 Favourite finds 17:51 Other highlights 21:50 Favourite purchases 27:27 Outro

Emily is joined by Nicholas Pearson to chat about the importance of geology in crystal healing, near-mythic gemstones, Florida's limestone landscapes, and Nicholas' upcoming release The Witching Stones: The Lore & Craft of the Essential 14 Crystals, Gemstones & Minerals to Empower Your Magic. Nicholas is a popular crystal author, healer, and one of the leading voices in crystal healing today, with over 30 years experience in every facet of the industry. Nicholas lives in Orlando, FL, and you can learn more about his work at www.theluminouspearl.com Preorder your copy of The Witching Stones! Whether you’re a crystal practitioner, a crystal seller or buyer, or you’re looking to deepen your understanding of the science in your stones, then this is the place for you! With deep dives into specific crystals and a range of expert interviews, there’s something here for everyone! To stay up to date on the crystal geology goodness make sure to like and follow on your chosen podcast platform. ---------- GEOLOGY FOR CRYSTAL HEALERS: ⁠Live Workshops & Prerecorded Mini Classes⁠ ⁠www.crystalcasestudies.com⁠ ⁠@crystalcasestudies⁠ ---------- 00:00 Intro 01:37 Geology of Florida 04:31 Nicholas’s education and current work at the Gillespie Museum 12:20 Early memories of crystals 16:17 What brought Nicholas back to his childhood passion? 23:28 Becoming a writer 28:45 Where does ‘The Luminous Pearl’ come from? 32:47 The role of geology in metaphysical crystal work 39:16 Beryls: Science meets spirituality 48:37 Flint: The threshold between worlds 66:06 Nicholas’s new book, The Witching Stones 79:18 What rock would you ban from Earth forever? 83:36 Outro

Emily is joined by Aubrey Whymark of Tektites.info to chat about TEKTITES! From Moldavite to Australites, Tektites are an extremely famous type of natural glass formed in the seconds following a meteorite impact. This episode dives into the technical aspect of Tektites, and common Tektite scams within the crystal trade. Whether you’re a crystal practitioner, a crystal seller or buyer, or you’re looking to deepen your understanding of the science in your stones, then this is the place for you! With deep dives into specific crystals and a range of expert interviews, there’s something here for everyone! To stay up to date on the crystal geology goodness make sure to like and follow on your chosen podcast platform. ---------- GEOLOGY FOR CRYSTAL HEALERS: Live Workshops & Prerecorded Mini Classes www.crystalcasestudies.com @crystalcasestudies ---------- AUBREY'S RECOMMENDED READING ON TEKTITES: This booklet probably provides one of the best brief and simplified introductions to tektites: McNamara K., Bevan A. 1985-2001. Tektites. Western Australian Museum. pp. 38. Out of Print. This reference is probably one of the more comprehensive recent works which is reasonably straightforward: McCall G. J. H. 2001. Tektites in the Geological Record: Showers of Glass from the Sky. The Geological Society, London. (In print but can be expensive, affordable through The Geological Society, London (often on sale).) Other references include: Barnes V. E., Barnes M. A. (Eds.) 1973. Benchmark Papers in Geology: Tektites. Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross, Inc. Out of Print but commonly available at a reasonable price. Heinen G. 1998. Tektites, Witnesses of Cosmic Catastrophes. Imprimerie' Linden, Luxemburg. 221p. Also published in German as 'Tektite, Zeugen Kosmischer Katastrophen'.  Out of Print. Hurtig M. 2017. Moldavite und ihre Fundschichten in der Lausitz und in angrenzenden Gebieten. Veröffentlichungen des Museums der Westlausitz Kamenz Sonderheft. 233 pp.  Available. McCall G. J. H. 2001. Tektites in the Geological Record: Showers of Glass from the Sky. The Geological Society, London. In print but can be expensive, affordable through The Geological Society, London (often on sale). McColl D. 2017. Australia's Little Space Travellers. The Flight Shaped Tektites of Australia. Springer 64 pp. In Print. O'Keefe J. A. 1976. Tektites and their Origin. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company. Amsterdam. pp. 254. Out of Print. Hancock L. 2008 version (different format) available free at http://originoftektites.com/index.php O'Keefe J. A. (Ed.) 1963. Tektites. The University of Chicago Press. Out of Print but commonly available at a reasonable price. Glass B. P., Simonson B. M. 2013. Distal Impact Ejecta Layers: A Record of Large Impacts in Sedimentary Deposits. Springer. 716 pp. In print, but expensive. ---------- 00:00 Intro 02:09 Tektites 09:13 How did Aubrey's interest in Tektites start? 11:29 The Australasian strewn field 18:04 Tektite morphology 31:29 How are Tektites formed? 34:23 Mystery Australasian impact site 60:17 Volatiles in Tektites  65:09 Tektite colour 67:47 Are Pseudo-Tektites Tektites? 74:51 Tektite sculpture 81:51 Aubrey's favourite tektites 87:25 What would happen in the event of an asteroid impact today? 92:59 How to stay up to date with Aubrey's research

In this episode of the Crystal Case Studies podcast, Emily uncovers the fascinating geological story of the Herkimer Diamonds of New York - the iconic, very tiny and equally sparkly doubly terminated quartz points. In this episode of Crystal Case Studies, we dive deep into their geological formation and the unique characteristics that make Herkimers special. RECOMMENDED READING: Collector's Guide to Quartz and other Silica Minerals, Robert J. Lauf Whether you’re a crystal practitioner, a crystal seller or buyer, or you’re looking to deepen your understanding of the science in your stones, then this is the place for you! With deep dives into specific crystals and a range of expert interviews, there’s something here for everyone! To stay up to date on the crystal geology goodness make sure to like and follow on your chosen podcast platform. Starting this season most of our episodes will be available in a video format to watch on ⁠Spotify ⁠and ⁠YouTube ⁠allowing you to not only hear but see the fascinating crystals and geological formations we discuss. ---------- GEOLOGY FOR CRYSTAL HEALERS: Live Workshops & Prerecorded Mini Classes⁠⁠ www.crystalcasestudies.com⁠⁠ @crystalcasestudies ---------- ​​00:00 Intro 01:08 Recommendation: The Collector’s Guide to Quartz 02:32 Herkimer basics 05:34 Formation of Herkimers 08:06 Geological story of Herkimers 19:14 Anthraxolite  21:42 Herkimer identification 26:24 Key takeaways  27:12 Outro

Emily is back with another season of the Crystal Case Studies podcast, the place with interesting and relevant geology for the crystal healing community. Whether you’re a crystal practitioner, a crystal seller or buyer, or you’re looking to deepen your understanding of the science in your stones, then this is the place for you! With deep dives into specific crystals and a range of expert interviews, there’s something here for everyone! To stay up to date on the crystal geology goodness make sure to like and follow on your chosen podcast platform. Starting this season most of our episodes will be available in a video format to watch on Spotify and Youtube allowing you to not only hear but see the fascinating crystals and geological formations we discuss. ---------- GEOLOGY FOR CRYSTAL HEALERS: Live Workshops & Prerecorded Mini Classes www.crystalcasestudies.com @crystalcasestudies

Emily is joined by Candice Hamilton for their debrief of the 2024 London Gem and Mineral Show! Join them to discuss their highlights, best bits, favourite crystal finds, and more! This recap is your backstage pass to one of the year's most exciting crystal shows. Plus, watch our very first video episode! Everybody mentioned: Katie’s Kundalini Crystals - @kkcrystals Ade from Northwest Crystals - @northwestcrystalsuk Charlotte from Soul Chak - @soulchak Laura Miles Jewellery - www.laura-miles.com/ Sarah Caldwell Steele - www.eborjetworks.co.uk Veracruz Amethyst from Essential Crystals - @essential.crystals_ /  +44 7794 639544 Gemstones of East Africa - @gemstones_of_east_africa Justin Prim - @justinkprim Amy and Adeline from Rose Cottage Crystals: @rosecottagecrystals Geminological Crystals & Minerals Stardust Crystals - @stardust_crystals_uk -------------- 00:00 Intro 01:44 Our Talks and Workshops 07:42 Best Talks 12:00 Best crystal find 18:32 Most touching moment 24:40 Favourite encounters 35:17 Most unique stand

Emily is joined by Candice Hamilton, the Spiritual Gemmologist and owner of Self & Others to talk about their upcoming appointment at the London Gem and Mineral Show 2024, and other exciting future plans. Book tickets to the London Gem & Mineral Show 23rd and 24th November here @selfandothers.co www.selfandothers.co.uk ---------- @crystalcasestudies www.crystalcasestudies.com ---------- 00:00 Intro 02:33 What is Spiritual Gemmology? 06:14 Treated crystals and expensive mistakes 13:17 What has prompted Candice's turn to gemmology? 19:03 What to expect from The Spiritual Gemmologist 25:35 London Gem & Mineral Show 2024 28:06 Stay in touch!

Emily is joined by her non-geologist sister, Sophie, to cover Geology for Dummies. Join them to chat about the Yellowstone supervolcano, seismic Swifties, whether Dinosaurs will re-evolve, and rocks in space. ---------- www.crystalcasestudies.com @crystalcasestudies ---------- 00:00 Intro 01:22 Where does magma come from? 04:36 Will Yellowstone erupt? 12:58 How do people know what dinosaurs looked like? 18:23 Could we ever get dinosaurs again? 25:24 How are dinosaur footprints preserved? 29:23 What is an ammonite? 32:33 Does time pass differently on different planets? 36:04 Noises from space 37:53 Are there crystals and minerals on other planets? 42:40 How does water get trapped in some stones? 45:31 If you looked at Earth from a distance, would you see into the past? 48:14 What is the stuff that comes out the back of planes? 49:40 Could all the Swifties cause an earthquake? 56:46 Will Earth ever get so heavy that it collapses? 62:06 Are we going to run out of space on Earth? 67:17 Why do some areas have so many fossils? 73:58 What's the best way to look after geology specimens?

Emily chats to Dr Lucy Connor, co-owner of Darkside of The Moon Crystals, and registered medical practitioner. Lucy discovered holistic modalities after training and working as a medical professional, and we have bonded through discussion of the overlaps and considerable gaps between Western medicine and holistic practice. @darkside_of_the_moon_crystals www.darksideofthemooncrystals.com ---------- @crystalcasestudies www.crystalcasestudies.com ---------- 00:00 Intro 01:14 Experience in western medicine 09:47 Developing a passion for crystals into a business 22:11 Relationship between crystal healing and western medicine 28:53 How crystal healing works for Lucy 36:56 How western and eastern medicine can complement each other 48:03 Wellness is more than not being ill 52:11 What advice would Lucy give to her past self 60:25 How to get in touch with Lucy

Emily talks to Luisa Hendry @scottishgeologist about Scottish Geology, metamorphic minerals and crystals, Geology in schools, the Great Glen Fault, and the short lives of geoscientists in Hollywood. Luisa is a full time geology communicator, producing educational digital content and running regular hands-on Scottish geology tours for beginners and enthusiasts alike. IG @scottishgeologist TT @scottishgeologist www.scottishgeologist.co.uk ---------- @crystalcasestudies www.crystalcasestudies.com Live Virtual Crystal Workshops ---------- 00:00 Meet Luisa 07:10 Geotechnical Engineering 12:06 Geology of Scotland 23:26 Reading Earth's Stories 32:13 The UK's Only Magnetic Mountain 35:43 The Oldest Rock in the UK, Lewisian Gneiss 40:31 Geological Faulting in Scotland 46:16 Geologists in Hollywood 52:24 Stay In Touch with Luisa

In this episode of their regular series, Emily is joined by Gemma Petherbridge - expert crystal healing teacher, three-times author, and founder of the Crystal Mystery School. This week Emily and Gemma uncover the geology, history, and metaphysical properties of pyrite, the beautiful golden iron-sulphide crystal which famously grows in perfect cubes and was once mistaken for real gold. ---------- www.crystalcasestudies.com @crystalcasestudies www.gemmapetherbridge.com @gemmapetherbridge ---------- 00:00 Intro 00:48 Geological Story 10:56 Metaphysical Properties 26:09 Discussion

In this episode of Crystal Case Studies, Emily is joined by Sarah Caldwell Steele FGA DGA, the accredited gemmologist, geologist, and doctoral researcher who is internationally regarded as the world's leading expert on black gemstone identification. Sarah's obsession with jet started at 7 years old, when a lifelong relationship with this captivating material began. Sarah has worked this gemstone for over 35 years and regularly travels to engage with jet-working communities across the continents. Alongside making jet jewellery for their beautiful shop, the Ebor Jetworks in Whitby, Sarah is regularly asked to consult and perform classes and workshops for gem conferences around the world. I was astounded by the unique expertise and experience shared here - this is a very special episode. ---------- @jetrockgirl Sarah's Research Blog @eborjetworks www.eborjetworks.co.uk ---------- 00:00 Intro 00:56 Doctoral Research in Jet 09:41 Geology of Whitby Jet 22:38 Jet Through Early Human History 32:16 Types of Jet 48:25 Jet Simulants 68:14 Buying Jet, Retail & Wholesale 70:45 Jet's Triboelectric Properties 85:08 Preserving Jet's Cultural Significance

In this episode of their regular series, Emily is joined by Gemma Petherbridge, a crystal-healing teacher, three-times author, and founder of the Crystal Mystery School. This week Emily and Gemma uncover the geology, history, characteristics and common healing uses of elestial quartz, with a case study on the beautiful specimens coming from the mountainous Goboboseb region of Namibia. Buy Gemma's new book, The Crystal Almanac. ---------- www.crystalcasestudies.com @crystalcasestudies ---------- 00:00 Intro 00:53 Geology 15:23 Metaphysical Properties 35:32 Discussion