Golden windows
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Amber is a transparent gem with a golden hue. Most of them were formed during the Tertiary period from the fossilized resin of prehistoric trees. A fossilized amber gems can provide a picture of prehistoric insects that were trapped and preserved perfectly within it.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 1993
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Triploidite in quartz
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Triploidite minerals are rare and rarer still when they are discovered embedded in a host rock, such as quartz. Triploidite inclusions are visible to the naked eye, appearing granular with pink, blue, yellow and white streaks.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 1993
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Almandine in sapphire
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Almandine garnets as an inclusion in sapphires was discovered in Dry Cottonwood Creek, MT. Marc Bielenberg conducted a study to determine the sapphire potential of the area and found the sample with almandine.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 1992
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