Continuing with our series Gems of the US and up next we have California. A state that encompasses a plethora of gemstones we focus dabble about Spodumene, Tourmaline, and of coarse, it’s state gemstone--Benitoite. It's a big state so it is only fair to recognize these two influential gemstones.

00:00:00 Calimocho/ Kalimotxo01:58:00 Cookie Monster + Wednesday Addams = Happy Halloween03:24:00 This week –California 04:41:00 Benitoite05:16:00 Its discovery09:10:00 What is it?12:44:00 Gemstone matrix and removing the crystals14:40:00 You can visit the site it was discovered at16:24:00 Cost of benitoite17:28:00 All other minerals in California18:10:00 Leading gemstone mined in California18:47:00 All the Tourmaline colors18:57:50 Rubellite Tourmaline19:11:00 The Chinese connection 20:24:00 Spodumene = Kunzite21:19:00 Highschool drama w/ Kunzite26:30:00 Color fading27:24:00 JP Morgan + George Kunz28:07:00 Other California Gemstones30:24:00 [SIDE NOTE] What is California’s ranking in the most hated states?