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- Title
Gilson Cat's-Eye Synthetic Emerald.
- Authors
Muyal, Jonathan; Chatagnier, Pierre-Yves
- Abstract
The article focuses on the examination of a flux synthetic emerald that was of particular interest for its chatoyancy. Topics include its microscopic examination evealed veils and wispy secondary flux fingerprint inclusions, as well as strain bands like graining aligned parallel to the c-axis, all common features of Gilson synthetic emerald, and the plane of numerous elongated bubbles/cavities containing the primary flux and minute phenakite crystals was located near the base of the cabochon.
- Subjects
EMERALDS; MICROSCOPY; BUBBLES; CRYSTAL defects; FLUX (Metallurgy)
- Publication
Gems & Gemology, 2018, Vol 54, Issue 4, p449
- ISSN
0016-626X
- Publication type
Article