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Emerald from
Musakashi Mine, Mushindamo District, North-Western Province, Zambia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Beryl var: Emerald
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Emerald data
Locality Data:Click here to view Musakashi Mine, Mushindamo District, North-Western Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:895791
Long-form Identifier:1:3:895791:7
GUID (UUID V4):53f3bda8-a310-4a46-8c47-7587911d472a
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Diamond Collection Three-Phase Emeralds From Musakashi Erica Courtney - Coloring The Stars GEMSTONES...Emeralds From Musakashi Erica Courtney - Coloring The Stars Cover Image: Rubies from True North Gems’ operation...Projects 21 Years of Output From Montepuez Ruby Mine ICA 2015 Congress Provides Food For Thought Mining...58 In Search of Emeralds From the Musakashi Area of Zambia ICA Mine Tour in Sri Lanka – In Search of Sapphire...of Fancy Color Diamonds Cover Feature 36 True North Gems Greenland Mining - The Final Lap Trends and
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Future of Botswana’s Diamond Industry Determining Emerald Origin from Multiphase Inclusions Cause of Color...industries. pg. 109 114 Three-Phase Inclusions in Emerald and Their Impact on Origin Determination Sudarat...Discusses the role of three-phase inclusions in emerald, in combination with spectroscopy and trace-element...practicing gemologists, three-phase inclusions in emerald are inextricably linked to Colombian origin. Yet...Yet emeralds from Afghanistan, China, and Zambia can display strikingly similar inclusions. Sudarat Saeseaw
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distinguished by an Na-Sc and Rb-Ga diagram. Keywords: emerald; Panjshir Valley; gemological characteristics;...license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ Emerald, known as the “king of green gems”, is a kind in...its ideal chemical formula is Be3 Al2 SiO18 . Emerald is a hexagonal crystal system, which is a cyclic...quantity in the market mainly come from Colombia, Zambia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Historically, Afghanistan...House sold a ring inlaid with 10.11 ct emerald, cutting emerald at the price of HKD17560000. Emeralds
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properties. pg. 89 116 Emeralds from the Kafubu Area, Zambia J. C. (Hanco) Zwaan, Antonín V. Seifert, Stanislav...properties of emeralds from this, the second largest emerald-producing country in the world, are described....lead the Institute’s groundbreaking studies on emerald fillers and diamond cut proportions. EDITORIAL...The bracelet and the 4.13 ct oval and 6.20 ct emerald cut in the rings are courtesy of Harry Winston...preponderance of light yellow diamonds from the Cape Province in South Africa led to their description in the
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world’s oldest emerald deposit occurs in the Gravelotte-Leydsdorp area of the Limpopo Province of South Africa...Africa. Emeralds have been mined from the main emerald working, the Cobra pit, since 1927, although emeralds...were discovered in the area much earlier. The emerald mineralisation is closely linked with albitite...chemistry of the emeralds are broadly similar to other emerald deposits worldwide. The major chromophore appears...serve to distinguish these emeralds from other emerald deposits. Introduction Pure beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
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minerals Review Emerald Deposits: A Review and Enhanced Classification Gaston Giuliani 1, *, Lee A....February 2019   Abstract: Although emerald deposits are relatively rare, they can be formed...systems and models currently used to describe emerald precipitation and predict its occurrence are too...mode of formation for some emerald deposits. Generally speaking, emerald is beryl with sufficient concentrations...crystals. The limiting factor in the formation of emerald is geological conditions resulting in an environment
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FEATURE ARTICLES 464 Geology of Corundum and Emerald Gem Deposits: A Review Gaston Giuliani and Lee...of the geology and genesis of gem corundum and emerald deposits. p. 569 512 A Review of Analytical... 637 614 Geographic Origin Determination of Emerald Sudarat Saeseaw, Nathan D. Renfro, Aaron C. Palke...Caplan. The back cover shows emeralds from the Chivor mine in Colombia (3.90 ct faceted stone and 2.35 cm crystal)...difficult to be certain the stones came from the mine where they were collected. Careful documentation
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Gemological Characteristics of Emeralds from Kamakanga, Zambia Yi Zhang and Xiao-Yan Yu * School of Gemology,...Currently, Zambia is one of the world’s major emerald-producing countries. In this study, emerald samples...samples from Kamakanga, Zambia, were systematically analyzed by standard gemological tests, microscopic observation...Gemological Characteristics of Emeralds from Kamakanga, Zambia. Minerals 2023, 13, 341. https://doi.org/10.3390/...creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). 1. Introduction Emerald is a variety of beryl whose ideal formula is Be3
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Branch Chairmen Midlands – Georgina E. Kettle North East – Mark W. Houghton South East – Veronica Wetten...net/news/post/2014/09/11/ Garnet-from-Red-Embers-Mine-Erving-MA.aspx). The garnets were mined from an...(Flemington, New Jersey). Currently named the Red Embers mine, Baskin has been secretly working the deposit with...suit (Tyvek; see Figure Figure 1: At the Red Embers mine, Jason Baskin wears a Tyvek suit while digging for...graphite schist (10 × 8 cm) from the Red Embers mine contains several almandine crystals and dravite
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No. 3 / 2022 Emerald from Chitral, Pakistan Turquoise from Xinjiang, China Emerald Jewels from St...38 / No. 3 / 2022 COLUMNS Cover photo: This emerald-bearing pectoral cross (12.5 × 5.8 cm) was donated... Gem Notes 234 Emerald from the Chitral Region, Pakistan: A New Deposit Emerald with BertranditePhlogopite...Fluorescence | New Finds at the Tourmaline King Mine, Pala, California, USA | A New Amber Imitation:...Laboratory-Grown CVD Diamonds | Mica-Coated Emerald Imitations from Zambia | Ring with Flat-Cut Synthetic Moissanite
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rare polished pink diamonds from Australia’s Argyle mine that have been sold for 30 years through invitation-only...blue diamond discovered at the historic Cullinan mine in early 2014. 287 A Preliminary Study on the...News International Demantoid from Baluchistan province of Pakistan • New deposit of Ethiopian black opal...The photo on the cover shows diamonds from the Kao mine in Lesotho being prepared for tender. The 17.88...Botswana’s diamond industry, three-phase inclusions in emerald, HPHT synthetic diamonds, Myanmar’s remarkable
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protoliths to form gem minerals. Keywords Gems . Emerald . Ruby . Garnet . Zoisite . Lapis-lazuli . Metamorphism...Colombian emerald deposits Located in the Eastern Cordillera basin, the Colombian emerald deposits define...districts of GachalĂĄ, Chivor and Macanal, and the western belt including the mining districts of Yacopi,...Coscuez, La Pita and PeĂąas Blancas (Fig. 2a). Emerald mineralisation is hosted in the Lower Cretaceous...and geometric analysis provided evidence that emerald mineralisation is associated with structural events
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Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Russia, Zambia and Zimbabwe). It revealed that emeralds from Afghanistan...the infrared spectra of emeralds from Madagascar, Zambia and Zimbabwe, as well as in some samples from Afghanistan...medium to high alkalis from Ethiopia, Madagascar, Zambia and Zimbabwe can also be separated from the others...most sought-after gems for several centuries. Emerald is the bluish-green to green to yellowish-green...coloured solely by iron is green beryl (and not emerald) [1]. Transparent natural emeralds of homogenous
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Special Emerald 2018 – Issue 40 All About Colored Gemstones World Emerald Update Highlights of the...the Second World Emerald Symposium, Bogotá International Gemstone Association AColored Publication of the...Issue 40 ‫ ׀‬InColor 1 2 InColor ‫ ׀‬Special Emerald 2018 InColorMagazine.com; Gemstone.org International... Contents In Side 5 Special World Emerald Update Editor’s Note World Emerald Challenge: Origins and Appellation...Appellation 16 The Second World Emerald Symposium in Colombia The Second World Emerald Symposium Focuses on Responsible
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Marshall, Anthony E. Fallick and Yannick Branquet Emerald Deposits: A Review and Enhanced Classification Reprinted...Alluvial Sapphires from the Orosmayo Region, Jujuy Province, Northwest Argentina: Insights into Their Origin...Cenozoic Alkaline Basalts of the Ratanakiri Volcanic Province (Cambodia), Southeast Asia—Trace Element Geochemistry...pegmatite situated in the Borborema Pegmatitic Province (BPP) from Rio Grande do Norte in Northeast Brazil...review proposed an enhanced classification for emerald deposits based on the geological environment (magmatic
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Characterization of the New Malossi Hydrothermal Synthetic Emerald Ilaria Adamo, Alessandro Pavese, Loredana Prosperi...Ajò Reports on a hydrothermally grown synthetic emerald manufactured since 2003 in the Czech Republic....blueschist from northern Italy • Emerald phantom crystal • Unusual trapiche emerald earrings • Large greenish...the market. More recently, the use of different emerald fillers, of lead-glass fillers in rubies, and the...field trip to the world-famous Pala pegmatite district in San Diego County will take place August 25
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Notes Large kunzite from Brazil| Marble-hosted ruby mine, Mogok, Myanmar|Secondary gem deposit in Mogok,...tugtupite|Orange zircon from Myanmar|Glass imitation of emerald|Large black synthetic moissanite as a black diamond...Branch Chairmen Midlands – Georgina E. Kettle North East – Mark W. Houghton South East – Veronica Wetten...identify various gems such as ruby, sapphire, emerald, spinel and alexandrite based on their PL response...fractures, a dendritic opal showing play-of-colour, an emerald parcel with imitations consisting of coated beryl
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of Fancy White and Black Diamonds Vanadium-Rich Emerald from Malipo, China Inclusions in Corundum from...Fancy black diamonds. 338 Unique Vanadium-Rich Emerald from Malipo, China Yang Hu and Ren Lu Spectroscopic...alexandrite • Conichalcite in quartz chalcedony • Emerald in rock crystal quartz • Iolite-sunstone intergrowth...News International Blue gahnite from Nigeria • Emerald update with Arthur Groom • New find of deep blue...Stability of forgotten opal specimens • Trapiche emerald from Pakistan • Uvarovite in prehnite from the
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Canadian Gemmological Association|First World Emerald Symposium|Gem-A|Geological Society of America ... Branch Chairmen Midlands – Georgina E. Kettle North East – Mark W. Houghton South East – Veronica Wetten...020 0.67 Emerald cut 1.620–1.640 3 2.74 Emerald cut 1.621–1.638 0.017 4 0.53 Emerald cut 1.618–1...locality in Tanzania: the Tanga region, in the north-western part of the country. Cutting of 16 pieces of...5741/gems.21.4.205. Green Prase Opal from the Kondoa District, Tanzania A historically important deposit of
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fluorescence • Colorchange cat’s-eye diaspore • Emerald with large quartz inclusion • Large pearl discovered...embedded in bead cultured pearls • Trapiche-type emerald from Swat Valley, Pakistan • Unusual violet Maxixe...Wuhan characterize turquoise from China’s Hubei Province with a rare surface pattern of spots resembling...originally used for yellow diamonds from Cape Province in South Africa (the first prominent source of...F WEIGHT (CARAT) Heart Other Cushion 1% 3% 2% Emerald 3% Marquise 4% G H I J K L M N COLOR GRADE
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219 226 G&G Micro-World Apatite cluster in emerald • Blue apatite in garnet • Large diamond in diamond...pattern in rock • Filler patterns in fracture-filled emerald • Flux synthetic beryl overgrowth • “Boomerang”...Myne London • Glass-and-quartz triplet imitating emerald • Heated ruby: A costly mistake • Yellow sapphires...from Canadian nephrite jade from the Polar Jade mine in northwest British Columbia. The measurement of...topaz. peted by the Amazon jungle. The country’s western boundary is dominated by the towering, flat-topped
 
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