#gemystique Continuing with some more Fluorite inclusions this week. Several 2 and 3 phase inclusions can be seen in the first photo. One surface reaching break has resulted in unidentified external green matter to penetrate the fissure that has eventually dried out. The foreign matter has penetrated almost halfway into the fissure as the other […]
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Numerous two and three phase inclusions in Fluorite. “Primary and secondary two and three phase inclusions, some with free floating gas bubbles, are common. The primary negative crystals will often display a cubic or tetrahedral form while most secondary “fingerprints” are confined to one or more of the four directions of perfect cleavage possessed by […]
#gemystique Reflected light is the most effective way to examine the surface of a gem. By using this method, a difference in luster, blemishes and surface reaching fissures/breaks tend to pop right up. The exact place where the internal fissure breaks the surface may appear as a dark line or a dark cavity. But what […]