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Spiral structure in a Colombian emerald
Elongated biotite crystal inclusion with interface light interference in an aquamarine from Madagascar
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Elongated biotite crystal inclusion with interface light interference in an aquamarine from Madagascar

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Flame pattern in a non-nacreous natural pearl from an unknown mollusc
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Flame pattern in a non-nacreous natural pearl from an unknown mollusc

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Blue residues and gas in bubbles in synthetic sapphire
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Blue residues and gas in bubbles in green synthetic quench-cracked flame fusion sapphire

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Ruby from Cambodia
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Ruby from Cambodia (TE2): Light interference in a thin fracture containing artificial glassy material

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GemAlliance welcomes its 5th member: the LFG
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GemAlliance welcomes its 5th member: the LFG

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“Boehmite Needles” in Corundum Are Rose Channels
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“Boehmite Needles” in Corundum Are Rose Channels

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GemAlliance welcomes its 4th member: the JGGL
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GemAlliance welcomes its 4th member: the JGGL

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AIGS & GGTL announce the launch of GemAlliance
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AIGS & GGTL announce the launch of GemAlliance

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Origine et croissance des minéraux des fissures alpines dans les Alpes suisses occidentales
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Origine et croissance des minéraux des fissures alpines dans les Alpes suisses occidentales: enregistrement de l'écoulement des fluides pendant l'exhumation

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A Lalique quartz pendant in polarized light
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A Lalique quartz pendant in polarized light

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Beads cut from gastropod mollusc shell disguised in a coral necklace
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Beads cut from gastropod mollusc shell disguised in a coral necklace

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Multi-treated HPHT-grown synthetic diamonds
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HIH: Multi-treated HPHT-grown synthetic diamonds showing some characteristics of natural diamonds

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