Makoto Miura, January 26, 2024
Pleochroic colors caused by cyclic twinning produce a kaleidoscope effect in alexandrite.
Read MoreAamir Sayed, January 26, 2024
Heat treatment leaves a stunning circular stress fracture in amber.
Read MoreBhavya Maniar and Sally Eaton-Magaña, January 26, 2024
A feather observed in a natural diamond resembles a large reptile.
Read MoreTejas Jhaveri, January 26, 2024
A crystal inclusion with a stress halo resembles a colorful butterfly in a 1.01 ct diamond.
Read MorePriyanka Kadam and Shoko Odake, January 26, 2024
DiamondView imaging revels a cross-shaped fluorescence pattern in a natural diamond.
Read MoreMichaela Damba, January 26, 2024
A Fancy Light gray diamond hosts numerous metal sulfide crystals.
Read MoreJavier Toloza, Luis Gabriel Angarita, Holman Alvarado, and Camilo Andrés Betancur, January 26, 2024
Tubular three-phase inclusions are observed in a Colombian emerald.
Read MoreYusuke Takamura, January 26, 2024
A rare octahedral gahnospinel crystal is observed in Sri Lankan sapphire.
Read MoreLiviano Soprani, January 26, 2024
A spectacular display of hollandite crystals is captured within an amethyst cabochon.
Read MoreTyler Smith and Emily Jones, January 26, 2024
Zircon, monazite, and apatite inclusions surrounded by yellow halos are observed in an iolite cabochon.
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