Kat Florence Presents-Journey To The Stone With Don Kogen

by Don Kogen

Hello, I’m Don Kogen, and I am a gem hunter. I started hunting gemstones when I was 13 years old living alone in Thailand. Since then I have discovered numerous world records while circling the earth on the hunt for the rarest most beautiful jewels in the world. I am incredibly grateful that I discovered my passion at such a young age and I want to share that passion with you. Each week I invite you to join me as I showcase a g... Read more
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  • E13 - Opal is Mother Nature’s painting on a gemstone

    E13 - Opal is Mother Nature’s painting on a gemstone

    It holds all the colors of the most important gems in the world: the red of the Ruby, the blue of the Sapphire, the green of the Emerald, and the yellows of the Canary Yellow Diamond. Opal is Mother Nature's painting on a gemstone...

    15:17

  • E12 - Padparadscha Sapphire- one of the most coveted precious gems in the world

    E12 - Padparadscha Sapphire- one of the most coveted precious gems in the world

    One in a hundred million Sapphires will be a Padparadscha, sporting a unique pink-orange color. Beloved by the Maharajas of ancient India, this rare stone gets its unique color through an uncommon, perfect mix of Iron and Chromium...

    17:04

  • E11 - Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor or Kat Florence they all adore Emerald

    E11 - Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor or Kat Florence they all adore Emerald

    Cleopatra and Elizabeth Taylor, Spanish royalty and Russian czars: Emerald has an illustrious history of admirers. Our Gem Hunter Don Kogen takes us through it all. Originating in Colombia’s Boyacá Highlands, Emerald was sacred in...

    16:15

  • E10 - Chatoyancy and Asterism – A natural celestial like phenomena seen in very rare stones

    E10 - Chatoyancy and Asterism – A natural celestial like phenomena seen in very rare stones

    Northern Lights, gem asterism, chatoyancy: some of the most compelling and extraordinary natural phenomena may share an origin. Our Gem Hunter Don Kogen notes that the Northern Lights primarily come from material in Sri Lanka, whi...

    14:15

  • E09 - Sapphire - one of the world’s most loved gemstone

    E09 - Sapphire - one of the world’s most loved gemstone

    2012 and the hunt was on: 10,000 people; cities being built in the middle of the jungle; gemological researchers flown in by helicopter. And—soon after—the military. Our Gem Hunter Don Kogen tells the story of Madagascar’s short-l...

    22:31