Carbon dioxide in corundum
Article Abstract:
Liquid and carbon dioxide inclusions in corundums are proof that the mineral has not undergone heat treatment these inclusions cannot survive heat treatment. Various experiments on fluid inclusions in corundums are presented.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 1992
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Ferrocolumbite in andalusite
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The direct examination of gemstone inclusions is extremely difficult because they are often deeply embedded in the host mineral. The inclusion of a 1.32 carat andalusite was examined and was identified to be ferrocolumbite.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 1992
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Inside: an inclusion in a garnet is a window to a geological world of an earlier time
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The inclusions found in garnets refelct the geological environment in which they were formed. Of the 16 types of garnet, five have been studied thoroughly. These are almandine, andradite, grossular, pyrope and spessartine.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 1993
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