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  2. Asterism (gemology) - Wikipedia

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    However, since rutile is present in most common star gemstones, these are almost never completely transparent. A distinction can be made between two types of asterism: Epiasterism, such as that seen in sapphire and most other gems, is the result of a reflection of light on parallel arranged inclusions inside the gemstone.

  3. Luminous gemstones - Wikipedia

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    The Syrian rhetorician Lucian (c. 125–180 CE) describes a statue of the Syrian goddess Atargatis in Hierapolis Bambyce (present-day Manbij) with a gem on her head called Greek lychnis (λύχνος, "lamp; light") (Schafer 1963: 237). "From this stone flashes a great light in the night-time, so that the whole temple gleams brightly as by the ...

  4. Jeremejevite - Wikipedia

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    However, new sources produced much larger faceted stones, the biggest faceted gem weighing 254 carats. This gem was found in Sri Lanka in 1990. Even though jeremejevite is a relatively durable stone, it should not be cleaned using ultrasound cleaning or steaming; the stone usually contains liquid inclusions, which could shatter the stone if ...

  5. Some of the World's Rarest (and Largest) Gems Are on ... - AOL

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    The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's latest jewelry show is one of the most spectacular precious stone exhibitions you're likely to see.

  6. Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals

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    The Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals are a series of exhibition halls at the American Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, New York City. The halls opened on June 12, 2021, as a complete redesign of their predecessors, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Gems and Minerals and Morgan Memorial Hall ...

  7. Gem hunter discovers rare rubies worth $530,000 in marketplace

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    The Cambodian 'sunset' ruby is 50 times more rare than a diamond, and there has been no significant raw gem discovery in the last 20 years. A flawless sunset ruby the size of a fingernail can ...

  8. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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    Gemstones of the World revised 5th edition, 2013 by Walter Schumann ISBN 978-1454909538 Smithsonian Handbook: Gemstones by Cally Hall, 2nd ed. 2002 ISBN 978-0789489852 hide

  9. Benitoite - Wikipedia

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    Benitoite (/ b ə ˈ n iː t oʊ aɪ t /) is a rare blue barium titanium cyclosilicate mineral, found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite. It forms in low temperature, high pressure environments typical of subduction zones at convergent plate boundaries. Benitoite fluoresces under short wave ultraviolet light, appearing bright blue to bluish ...

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