Bertrandite in Emeralds
Shane F. McClure
Gems in Greece: Geology, mineralogy and crystallizing environment
In the accretionary Hellenides Orogen, gems occur in various rock types of mainly four tectonometamo
Cross-Cultural Provenance and Characterization of Turquoise Artefacts: A Multi-Analytical Non-Destructive Study of Reshui Tomb Cluster, China (744 AD) and Tepeh Zagheh, Iran (5200–4200 BCE)
Turquoise has long held considerable cultural, economic, and symbolic significance across ancient ci
Colored gemstones of metamorphic origin: Progress report in understanding how they crystallize at depth in East Africa, the Hindu Kush, Pamir Mountains, and the Middle-Urals Ring Structure
It is difficult to reconcile the existence of deposits of trans- parent gems of metamorphic origin w