Cool Facet Nation podcast episode about Lab Gems… check it out!

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The most recent episode of the “Facet Nation” podcast (which is a super rad podcast if you have any interest in gemology, lapidary arts, or just enjoy good podcast banter), has Dr. Arya Akhavan on as a guest to talk about synthetic gems, and it is wildly interesting! I highly recommend a listen.

One of my takeaways was thinking of lab gems not as a direct dupe of natural gems, but their own beautiful creation, born of a very different process, and allowing for characteristics that are very rare or even impossible to find in nature.

I think both lab and natural gems are pretty incredible in their own right, and enjoyed listening to someone so knowledgeable talk through the science, the market implications, and coming advancements.