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The mineralogy of the gem deposits varies widely with, among others, corundum (sapphire, ruby), chrysoberyl, beryl, spinel, topaz, zircon, tourmaline, garnet being common. [2] Residual deposits are mainly found in flood plains of rivers and streams. The metamorphic types of gems constitute 90% of the gem deposits in Sri Lanka.
This bracelet was a wedding gift from Charles and purchased from Wartski. It was one of only two pieces in Diana's personal collection containing real emeralds, a stone Diana didn't often wear. [2] [page needed] Diana wore this bracelet notably while at London's Barbican Centre in 1982 and would continue wearing it early on in their relationship.
Queen Marie wearing the sapphire as a pendant at her coronation, 15 October 1922. Cartier first mentioned this 478.68 carat (95.736 g) Cornflower blue Ceylon sapphire in 1913 when it was used with seven other sapphires to make a diamond and sapphire sautoir. The design was later altered to be all diamond, save this gemstone, to make it stand out.
The Logan Sapphire brooch, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. The Logan Sapphire is a 422.98-carat (84.596 g) sapphire from Sri Lanka.One of the largest blue faceted sapphires in the world, it was owned by Victor Sassoon and then purchased by M. Robert Guggenheim as a gift for his wife, Rebecca Pollard Guggenheim, who donated the sapphire to the Smithsonian Institution in 1960.
The Queen Mother gave Diana a sapphire and diamond brooch as an engagement present. [15] A series of photographs taken by the Earl of Snowdon were published in Vogue in February 1981 to mark the engagement. [16] [17] Clayton Howard did Diana's make-up and John Frieda did her hair for the official portrait. [18]
Belomorite is a spectacular and popular jewelry and ornamental material, one of the varieties of moonstone. However, due to its fragility and perfect cleavage, the mineral often breaks and is difficult to process, so it is cut in the form of simple cabochons (oval, round, teardrop-shaped), as well as balls or polished plates.
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