Emerald – Lab-made, Rough, Green
Even hydrothermally grown emeralds have a few visible inclusions. Photo by Newermore ares. Licensed under CC By-SA 4.0.
Even hydrothermally grown emeralds have a few visible inclusions. Photo by Newermore ares. Licensed under CC By-SA 4.0.
Examples of emeralds: heavily included dyed (upper left), heavily included clarity-enhanced (upper center), moderately included clarity-enhanced…
Tanzanite crystal with veil inclusions. 3.3 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm, Merelani Mine, Arusha, Tanzania. © Rob Lavinsky, www.iRocks.com. Used with permission.…
This hessonite garnet has many bubble inclusions, obvious to the unaided eye. (Clarity SI2, Type II gem). However, they do add character to this…
A 19.25-ct oval Portuguese-cut rubellite with veil inclusions. Jos Plateau, Nigeria. © Rob Lavinsky, www.iRocks.com. Used with permission.…
The copper inclusions in this princess-cut Oregon sunstone create the attractive effect known as schiller. 1.51 cts, 7 mm. © The Gem Trader. Used…
The sharp cat’s eyes in these cabbed heliodors are caused by inclusions of growth tubes and fine, needle-like crystals. These cabs also contain…
Trillion-cut rubellite, 1.95 cts, with eye-visible inclusions. Photo courtesy of liveauctioneers.com and Jasper52.
This untreated, very pale blue topaz has a clarity grade of VVS, “very, very small inclusions.” For a Type I stone, that means no inclusions…