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On 1/23/2004 12:09:35 PM pyramid wrote:
Is it correct to assume that if there are any black inclusions in an emerald that it cannot be of Columbian origin?
It is probably more complicated than this but this is what I was told by a layperson.
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Science is frequently messy; there are few absolutes in the gem world. Many times when the conventional wisdom has accepted that some gem material only occurs one way or in one place, someone will find a sample that upends all those assumptions.
Mogok: great photos. Those 3-phase inclusions are always fascinating.
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On 1/23/2004 1:35:35 PM LawGem wrote:
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Science is frequently messy; there are few absolutes in the gem world. Many times when the conventional wisdom has accepted that some gem material only occurs one way or in one place, someone will find a sample that upends all those assumptions.
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On 1/23/2004 12:09:35 PM pyramid wrote:
Is it correct to assume that if there are any black inclusions in an emerald that it cannot be of Columbian origin?----------------