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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Blue Spodumene

The main source of gem quality spodumene is Afghanistan; other sources are Pakistan, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, and the United States. While it is unknown whether the color of this blue spodumene was of natural or artificial origin, such stones are rarely seen as faceted gems, and this unusual large example would be of interest to any gem collector. Blue spodumene can easily be confused with aquamarine. 


Useful link: https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/fall-2020-labnotes-blue-spodumene

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