From the Arkenstone to Kyber Crystals, games and fiction are full of tempting, shiny objects mined out of the earth for power, glory, or adornment. Join jeweler and rockhound Meredith Bare on a romp through her collection to find out what’s real, what’s not, what’s somewhere in-between, and WHY WE DO NOT LICK THE ROCKS TO I.D. THEM (anymore). Hands-on items in the Steampunk Edition include Gem-grade Dinosaur Bone, Uranium Glass, Elephant Ivory, and other steampunk-adjacent oddities for fellow terminally curious bystanders.