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Discover P.J. Joseph's blog, your guide to colored gemstones, diamonds, watches, jewelry, art, design, luxury hotels, food, travel, and more. Based in South Asia, P.J. is a gemstone analyst, writer, and responsible foodie featured on Al Jazeera, BBC, CNN, and CNBC. Disclosure: All images are digitally created for educational and illustrative purposes. Portions of the blog were human-written and refined with AI to support educational goals.

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Monday, May 27, 2024

Dual-Color Double Chatoyancy In Emerald

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The way the cabochons are cut along with parallel tube-like inclusions could have caused double chatoyancy. Many thanks to Gems & Gemolo...

Saturday, May 25, 2024

An Exceptional Cat’s-Eye Emerald

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A colored stone storyteller. Many thanks to Gems & Gemology for the insightful story. Useful link: https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spr...

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Star Aquamarine

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Take a look as the asterism (6-ray star-like) in aquamarine which I think is quite rare. Many thanks to Jessa Rizo of GIA Carlsbad for the r...

Saturday, February 04, 2023

Cat’s-Eye Emerald

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One-of-a-kind emerald with phenomenal effects. Useful link: https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/winter-2022-lab-notes-extraordinarily-large-ca...

Four-Rayed Star Chrysoberyl

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A rare chrysoberyl. Useful link: https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/winter-2022-lab-notes-four-rayed-star-chrysoberyl

Tuesday, September 06, 2022

Three-Rayed Asterism In Quartz

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The multi-star phenomenon could be caused by structural features or inclusions. The way the stone was cut could also be a factor. Useful li...

Friday, June 10, 2022

Star Topaz From Vietnam

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The uneven distribution of inclusions explains why some rays became blurred or vanished while others were continuous and sharp. But still it...

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P.J.Joseph: Hello, I am P.J.Joseph. I love the multi-disciplinary approach and this blog is my take on colored gemstones, jewelry, art, designs, movies, music, comics, graphic novels, food and beverages, small luxury hotels, environment, energy, etc. I am a gemstone analyst, trainer, writer, self-experimenter, and a responsible foodie based in South Asia. I have appeared on Al Jazeera, BBC, CNN, CNBC, and Manorama TV (Kerala).

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