[Jewelry making - Article 00539] - Re: [Orchid] The Kashmir Blues

[MillsGem]

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    Dear Ed, I am particularly fortunate to own two books by E. Gubelin,
    the Swiss authority on gemstone inclusions. In his "Inclusions as a
    means of Gemstone Identification", GIA 1953, he devotes a long
    paragraph to Kashmir Sapphires. In his 

    "Internal World of Gemstones" ABC Zurich, 1983 he also devotes a
    paragraph to same. The most telling statement in the latter is
    "Kashmir sapphires are extraordinarily deficient in characteristic
    inclusions" He also stated that no single inclusion should ever be
    considered to be diagnostic as to origin in corundum varieties. He
    does, however, mention the fact that Kashmir sapphires are usually
    quite hazy, but the suggestion is that many localities have produced
    similar phenomena. He also states that the haziness may be due to
    liquid inclusions wihin microscopic fissures. 

    Of all the books that I treasure, Gubelins' works are the most
    fascinating.The more recent work is filled with perhaps the most
    spectacular micro photographs ever published. I noted that the price
    tag was still on the dust cover....it is the most I ever paid for a
    book.....$125.00 ! In todays dollars that would make it near $300.00
    !  ( It must have been a good poker day ! )  Ron at Mills Gem, Los 
Osos, CA. 

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