#gemystique Examining Rock Crystal Quartz from Baluchistan, Pakistan this week. Quartz from this area is prone to the formation of syngenetic primary and secondary fluid inclusions. These fluid inclusions can be two-phase, three-phase or even multi-phase, depending on their contents. The two main immiscible liquids present in these fluid inclusions are natural petroleum, which is […]
Monthly Archives: December 2021
#gemystique A very interesting examination for this weeks microscopemonday. Looking at a considerably large mineral inclusion trapped within a Pakistani Aquamarine. While there are several known mineral inclusions associated with Pakistani aquamarine, Feldspar, Quartz, Mica in various forms like Muscovite etc. white to transparent and colorless Albite crystals, just to name a few, this particular […]
#gemystique Where synthetic gems can be grown in a number of different processes and methods, synthetic corundum is primarily grown by two processes. It is either grown by a melt process or a solution process. Melt process consists of methods like Flame Fusion-Verneuil, Pulling-Czochralski, Skull and Floating Zone, while the solution process has the Flux […]