New Find of Deep Blue Aquamarine from in Nigeria
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Re: New Find of Deep Blue Aquamarine from in Nigeria
Nice! I wonder if I will see any in Tucson...
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Re: New Find of Deep Blue Aquamarine from in Nigeria
Probably not. They think they got all of this pocket, which might be. Early hype was that there was significant chromium helping with the color, but while it's enough to show up in photoluminescence it isn't enough to affect the color. Just a lot of iron, and some cool alkaline chemistry.
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