Just Neat Stuff Journal

What's Real and What's Treated: A Plain Guide to Amethyst, Mystic Topaz, Iolite, and Other Common Ge — Curated Sense Journal
What's Real and What's Treated: A Plain Guide to Amethyst, Mystic Topaz, Iolite, and Other Common Gemstones
Some 'natural gemstones' are 100% earth-formed; others are real stones with surface treatments; others are lab-created synthetics. Here's the disclosure framework jewelers should be following. Read more...
The Tree of Life: A Symbol Across Norse, Celtic, Egyptian, Kabbalistic, and Buddhist Traditions — Curated Sense Journal
The Tree of Life: A Symbol Across Norse, Celtic, Egyptian, Kabbalistic, and Buddhist Traditions
The same circular-tree-inside-a-frame symbol appears across nearly every major spiritual tradition. Here's the comparative iconography and what each tradition means by it. Read more...
Meteorite Jewelry, Explained: How a 5,000-Year-Old Argentine Iron-Nickel Fall Ends Up in a Pendant — Curated Sense Journal
Meteorite Jewelry, Explained: How a 5,000-Year-Old Argentine Iron-Nickel Fall Ends Up in a Pendant
The Campo del Cielo meteorite field is one of the most-documented impact sites in the world. Here's the actual science of how meteorite jewelry is verified, cut, and set. Read more...