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Deceiving Beauty
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Inner View : Inclusion 9 – Emerald
Another imposter:) A Hydrothermal Synthetic Emerald. It shows the parallel, slightly wavy and angular growth pattern. A very obvious…| More
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Inner View: Inclusion 8 ~ Rutilated Quartz
When I look at this quartz I imagine autumn and leaves blowing in the breeze… It also looks like…| More
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The Star of Adam
A Happy 2016, every body!!! May it bring an abundance of good things to all!
Here I am kicking off…| More
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Inner View: Inclusion 7 ~ Synthetic Corundum
Flask like bubble with a tail…
We all need clues like this one to immediately spot an impostor, a fake…
Sapphires…| More
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Inner View: Inclusion 6 ~ Quartz
The family of Quartz has fascinating inclusions to look at. You are looking at an internal view of a colourless…| More
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An Inner View: Inclusion 4 ~ Jeremejevite
Jeremejevite is a lesser known gemstone and you are looking at a rod like inclusion found within one.
It’s one…| More
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January’s Garnet and a Jewel by JAR
Garnet is the gemstone of January.
To honour the Garnet, I picked a jewel for this post, which is a…| More
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Gem-A 2014 Photo Competition
The Gems & Jewellery magazine is by The Gemmological Association of Great Britain. This is where I…| More
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An Inner View: Inclusion 1
What is an Inclusion?
The fantastic thing about gemstones is their ‘beauty’. Both externally and internally. Their external colour and…| More