Recorded live session in which I tour the Kristalmuseum in Borculo. The beautiful former pre-1900 town hall in Borculo, Gelderland (The Netherlands), has housed the Kristalmuseum since 1990. The museum has a wonderful collection of minerals, crystals, gemstones and fossils from all over the world.
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The podcast is in Dutch, but also available via YouTube with English subtitles, so you can listen in – even if your Dutch is not…
The podcast is in Dutch, but also available via YouTube with English subtitles, so you can listen in – even if your Dutch is not…
Fakes and counterfeits in the stone world: in this episode, I talk about different forms of Scammite, such as man-made stones, natural stones with a treatment, and misleading trade names.
On February 10, 2025, consumer TV program Radar paid attention to the extraction and trade of rose quartz in Madagascar, including hidden camera footage of the mineral show in Rijswijk (Netherlands). This led to mixed reactions within the gem industry in the Netherlands. This article discusses the provenance, working conditions and sustainability of rose quartz, focusing on both the specific situation in Madagascar and the broader context within the global mining industry. This provides insight into the challenges and nuances of the gemstone trade. The article has been updated in response to the discussion generated by the broadcast.
For the tenth episode of the Stack of Stones community podcast, I sat down with Ed Richard to discuss a topic that is little discussed…
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