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 Post subject: Chrome diopside inclusions
PostPosted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 6:36 am 
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Hi everybpdy,
I have recently bought a nice pendant with a 7x5 mm chrome diopside from Russia.
The gem is included, some inclusions can be disclosed also with the unaided eye. I observed these inclusions under microscope, but it was hard to focus the inclusions... they appeared to me almost doubled. I thought that it might be due to the fact that diopside presents birifrangence (?).
However, I found some tubular structures that I was not able to ID
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Here with oblique lighting
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With greater magnification
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MIght they be "growth tubes"?
What do you think about these inclusions?
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 Post subject: Re: Chrome diopside inclusions
PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:40 am 
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looks like a zircone to me

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or may be somthing else but these inclusions are not comon for chrome diopside and it does not double the image if magnification is not so strong. and the color of your stone does not look like chrome diopside

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Thanks for your kind reply, energyos :D
The gem has been sold and certified to me as "chrome diopside"...
I read that "fibrous inclusions" might be found in diopside
http://gemologyproject.com/wiki/index.p ... e_Diopside
But I don't know whether these "tubular" inclusions might be classified also as "fibrous".
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 Post subject: Re: Chrome diopside inclusions
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Diopside often has fibrous inclusions of some sort or other, hence cat's-eye/star diopside. I've never seen a chrome star diopside, though.

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Ok, I just saw cracks and cleavage cracks

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Hi, Scarodactyl and energyos
thank you for the contribution =D>


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I don't think your photos have the resolution that enables identification of anything.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 12:19 am 
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Sorry for the quality of the pics, Barbra
Thank you anyhow
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suggestion: if you stick a Linear Polarizing filter on the objective of your microscope you could get rid of the doubling.....at least.

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Thank you for the precious suggestion, Alberto!
I will try this method...
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