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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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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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Breaking Free & Amethyst
Here we are, already in February!
As I looked around at beautiful pieces set in Amethyst, the gemstone of the…| More
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An Inner View: Inclusion 3 ~ Quartz
This is a characteristic inclusion in an Amethyst Quartz: wavy bands on a twinning plane known as ‘Zebra stripes’…| More
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An Inner View: Inclusion 2 ~ Quartz
Love, love, love this one!
What you’re looking at is hexagonal flakes of black Hematite and Rutile needles within a…| 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
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Bouncing Bubble Inside A Gemstone
It really is a ‘gem’ for the student in gemology when they find a gemstone, any gemstone, even a…| More