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  2. Lapis lazuli - Wikipedia

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    The intense blue color is due to the presence of the trisulfur radical anion (S •− 3) in the crystal. [16] The presence of disulfur (S •− 2) and tetrasulfur (S •− 4) radicals can shift the color towards yellow or red, respectively. [17] These radical anions substitute for the chloride anions within the sodalite structure. [18] The S ...

  3. Luminous gemstones - Wikipedia

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    The OED defines pyrope (from Greek Πυρωπός, lit. "fire-eyed")" as: "In early use applied vaguely to a red or fiery gem, as ruby or carbuncle; (mineralogy) the Bohemian garnet or fire-garnet"; and carbuncle or carbuncle-stone (from Latin "carbunculus", "small glowing ember") as: "A name variously applied to precious stones of a red or ...

  4. Gemstone irradiation - Wikipedia

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    Gemstone irradiation is a process in which a gemstone is exposed to artificial radiation in order to enhance its optical properties.High levels of ionizing radiation can change the atomic structure of the gemstone's crystal lattice, which in turn alters the optical properties within it. [1]

  5. Lignum nephriticum - Wikipedia

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    Bauhin observed that when water was poured into the cup with the wood shavings, the water shortly turned into "a wonderful blue and yellow color, and when held up against the light beautifully resembled the varying color of the opal, giving forth reflections, as in that gem, of fiery yellow, bright red, glowing purple, and sea green most ...

  6. Colored gold - Wikipedia

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    Ternary plot of different colors of Ag–Au–Cu alloys [1]. Colored gold is the name given to any gold that has been treated using techniques to change its natural color. Pure gold is slightly reddish yellow in color, [2] but colored gold can come in a variety of different colors by alloying it with different elements.

  7. Mexican amber - Wikipedia

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    Mexican amber is mainly recovered from fossil bearing rocks in the Simojovel region of Chiapas, Mexico. It is one of the main minerals recovered in the state of Chiapas, much of which is from 15 to 23 million years old, with quality comparable to that found in the Dominican Republic. Chiapan amber has a number of unique qualities, including ...

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  9. Aztec sun stone - Wikipedia

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    Mexican Amate paper craft on Aztec sun stone. The sun stone image is displayed on the obverse the Mexican 20 Peso gold coin, which has a gold content of 15 grams (0.4823 troy ounces) and was minted from 1917 to 1921 and restruck with the date 1959 from the mid-1940s to the late 1970s. Different parts of the sun stone are represented on the ...