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Author:  earthling [ Fri Apr 17, 2015 3:53 am ]
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Australian Color-Change Sapphire unveiling some growth zones
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Author:  Stephen Challener [ Wed Jul 15, 2015 10:33 pm ]
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We just got a gem microscope! It's not a high-end one but it was a great deal and I've already had a huge amount of fun with it.
We don't have a camera hooked up to it yet, so my pictures are cell shots through one of the oculars, so please bear with me.
I've seen some cool things, but only two maybe worth sharing so far (click to go to an album with more images)
First, red needles (I assume rutile?) in Pakistani aquamarine. I only found a few of these in a large parcel of crystals and fragments.
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Next, something odder. This is an pinkish-orange tourmaline, which is a bit odd to start with. It has these fingerprints, but they seem to have a regular geometric pattern, like chickenwire? I don't know what to make of it at all.
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Oh, I lied: one more. Typical dendrites on the surface of an Ethiopian opal. A poor picture of an amazing feature--they look much better under a scope than I expected.
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Author:  Egor Gavrilenko [ Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:51 am ]
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Congrats for your new microscope! Cool pictures!

The first one is columbite-tantalite in Paquistani aqua, not rutile (Yeah, so coveted coltan!). And colorless crystals that come together are most probably albite. I've analyzed the very same samples on SEM...

Author:  Conny Forsberg [ Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:27 am ]
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Nice!
Always fun to take anothe step in this addictive world of photomicrography...

Author:  Osman khattak [ Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:42 am ]
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Inclusions in Blue spinel , origin : Unknown

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Author:  Osman khattak [ Sun Mar 13, 2016 6:09 am ]
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Give way uncontrolled crossway type pattern in Aquamarine

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Author:  Ux4 [ Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:11 pm ]
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Barbara O. Ellis sent me several of her included stone collection for pics. Among the most interesting was a sapphire that showed this.
http://www.heliconsoft.com/support/mms/93933954.html

Author:  Barbra Voltaire, FGG [ Wed Apr 20, 2016 4:11 pm ]
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Great shot.
Where is that Barbara Ellis?
I miss here around here!

Author:  Ux4 [ Wed Apr 20, 2016 4:51 pm ]
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Barbra Voltaire wrote:
Great shot.
Where is that Barbara Ellis?
I miss here around here!

Thanks!

Well, I got an email back from her, too. She said she will be posting here soon. I need her to remind me of the color and origin I've lost all my databases PLUS email backups ). This inclusion seems to approach an almost unique status after an inquiry or two who, among them, have looked at thousands.

Bet Barbara still has it. Bet I'm gonna try to buy it...

This may be a better pic: https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share ... _link_copy

Gotta do something about storage since Imageshack shafted me. Uhhh...must admit they gave fair warning, tho'.

Author:  Barbara O. Ellis [ Thu Apr 21, 2016 11:50 pm ]
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"That Barbara Ellis" is no longer there, she moved :D . She still has that blue sapphire; bought it in Tucson out of a box that was supposed to be all spinels. Did she tell the sellers what it was? Of course not [-X . Caveat venditor 8) .

Author:  Ux4 [ Fri Apr 22, 2016 3:42 am ]
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Barbara O. Ellis wrote:
"That Barbara Ellis" is no longer there, she moved :D . She still has that blue sapphire; bought it in Tucson out of a box that was supposed to be all spinels. Did she tell the sellers what it was? Of course not [-X . Caveat venditor 8) .


:!: :!: :!:

Now that I know the origin and color, could you get that "That Barbara Ellis" to pm or email me approx size in mm. Also, would like to know if it was a 10'' eye clean - did she have to loupe it to spot the inclusion, or if it was apparent with closer eye-balling. :-k

I SEEM to remember that it had very good saturation, and that the inclusion didn't jump into view. :smt038 to her on the find....

Don't guess she is selling :cry:

Love that ''Caveat venditor''! =D> :lol: :-k :smt023

Author:  Barbara O. Ellis [ Sat Apr 23, 2016 4:03 am ]
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I'm embarrassed to say my gemology room is not yet completely set up :oops: . I will dig through the mess and see if I can locate the sapphire before I leave to visit family and friends in West Virginia.

Author:  Barbra Voltaire, FGG [ Sat Apr 23, 2016 1:32 pm ]
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:D Found her!

Author:  Ux4 [ Sat Apr 23, 2016 3:38 pm ]
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Barbra Voltaire wrote:
:D Found her!


:smt002

Author:  Barbara O. Ellis [ Sun Apr 24, 2016 11:06 pm ]
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It's so nice to be missed :D .

John, I did a cursory look through my gemstones, but didn't find it. I know I didn't sell or give it away, so it should be here somewhere. It will have to wait until I return from my trip. I really should get my gemmo room set up anyway, so I'll go through all my boxes and gem-jar trays.

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