[Jewelry making - Article 00170] - Re: [Orchid] Silky aquamarine

[leonid surpin]

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>     The "silky" inclusions permeated the crystal toward the base - it
>     was clear at the tip, and it wasn't any blacker in the center than
>     on the outside. The whole thing was the light-blue color typical of
>     aquamarines, without a grayish hue. 

    I am sure there are many different possibilities. I made a guess
    based on the assumption that miners always want to reuse leftovers.
    So this seems like a logical choice. When you have a crystal and you
    have to chip away stuff to get to the valuable rough, it is easy to
    see how an idea to sell the discarded rock might crop into the
    someone's mind. 

    Another point I want to make clear. Sometimes the comments are made
    on the quality of gem material. Such comments should never be taken
    as disparagement of the material or the gems cut from it. It is 
simply
    statement of fact and nothing else. I would sooner use well cut
    quartz in my work that badly cut diamond. So whatever might be said
    about the material itself, should have no bearing on the final
    product. 

Leonid Surpin.
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