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Tanzanite

Tanzanite is often called the "stone of the 20th century", as it was discovered in 1967 and became the first popular natural "substitute" for the blue colour of sapphire. Gübelin & Erni (1999) refer...

Spinel

The name spinel can be traced back to the 16th century. It was mentioned for the first time in 1533 by C. Leonardi, and Georg Agricola (1494-1555) wrote in "De Natura Fossilium": "If carbuncle shows...

Padparadscha

Padparadscha is undoubtedly one of the rarest gemstones. The corundum variety, whose most important deposits are the gemstone placers of the island of Sri Lanka (Ceylon), represents a colour...

Emerald

The use of emeralds for jewellery dates to Egyptian times, when greenish crystals found in the Gebel Sikait area were known as early as 3500 BC. The pits in the area later became known as the...

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