Category: Inclusion Journal
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I0003: Colour Zoning in Sapphire
In the world of coloured gemstones, sapphires are at the helm. They govern the kingdom of gemstones with an aluminium oxide fist. It is the second hardest in the Mohs’ scale of hardness, just under diamonds. But sapphire colour isn’t always mixed within the stone itself, in fact it is due to impurities. We describe…
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I0002: Subhedral Crystal Inclusion in Garnet
Garnets, other than quartz, are considered one of the most abundant gemstones on the planet. Different types of garnets have certain inclusions which are characteristic of them. And then there are inclusions which are available commonly in gemstones. In gemmology, we find that garnets exhibit inclusions a lot more just because of the abundance of…
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I0001: Fluid Inclusion in Tourmaline
The Gem Monarchy’s collection spans decades worth of gemstones in both faceted and rough material. And within this collection are countless gemstones which we have reaped the rewards of investment, especially in regards to jewellery quality/eye clean near loupe clean quality. However, there are other gemstones which in the eyes of the 4C’s are not…