Inclusions in a Zambian Emerald

Inclusions in a Zambian Emerald

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Inclusions in a Zambian Emerald

This image shows a field of view of roughly 1.5 mm. There are three two-phase inclusions where you can see a gas bubble in liquid, all trapped in a negative crystal inclusion in the same prismatic shape as the original emerald crystal. To the left of those you can see some thin black plates oriented perpendicular to the long axis of the image. Those are biotite mica crystals, a common inclusion in Zambian emeralds.

submitted by /u/Pogonia to r/Gemstones
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