#gemystique Swat emeralds are renowned for their rich vivid hues and their beautifully interesting microworld of inclusions. One particularly interesting type of inclusion that can be observed in emeralds from the Swat area of Pakistan are clusters of numerous colorless mineral crystals As heavily populated as these clusters might get, they can still be easily […]
Monthly Archives: February 2022
#gemystique Examining surface reaching breaks-fractures in an emerald from Swat, Pakistan for this week’s microscopemonday. Observing surface reaching breaks under varying illumination environments is a reliable method to observe the actual extent of these breaks and fractures Often, they fully reveal their spread and depth while being observed under varying illumination environments (oblique-fiberoptic, horizontal-fiberoptic to […]
#gemystique Examining a beautiful Fluorite for this week’s microscopemonday and more beautiful than its delightfully saturated color is what’s happening inside. A layered, step like angular growth pattern can be observed in the first 2 photomicrographs (fiber-optic and dark-field illumination). What we see here is a partial phantom. The reason behind the formation of this […]