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Department of Mineral Sciences

Carmen LĂșcia Ruby

New Acquisitions - 2007

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Tsavorite and Tourmaline
Photography by Chip Clark.
 
Mineral: Grossular (Garnet family) Mineral: Elbaite (Tourmaline family)
Variety: Tsavorite Weight: 40.10 carats
Weight: 15.93 carats Origin: Mozambique
Origin: Kenya Gift of Tiffany & Co. Foundation, 2007
Gift of Tiffany & Co. Foundation, 2006  

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Conchita
Photography by Harold & Erica Van Pelt, courtesy of Fine Gems International.

Conchita

Mineral: Corundum

Variety: Sapphire

Weight: 27.97 carats total weight

Origin: Montana, U.S.

Gift of Robert E. Kane/Fine Gems International and Paula Crevoshay, 2007

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Diamond Bracelets
Photography by Ken Larsen.
Diamond Bracelets
Photography by Ken Larsen.

Mineral: Diamond

Platinum and Gemstone Bracelets

Bequest of Margaret McCormack Sokol, 2007

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Diamond Bracelets
Photography by Ken Larsen.
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Picture Agates
Photography by Ken Larsen.

Picture Agates

Mineral: Quartz

Variety: Agate (Chalcedony)

Origin: Java and Sumatra, Indonesia

Gift of Mr. Klaus Moeller, 2007

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Spinel
Photography by Ken Larsen.

 

Mineral: Spinel

Weight: 5.78 carats

Origin: Tanzania

Gift of Joseph and Regina Gil, Akiva Gil, 2007

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Mogul Emerald Necklace
Photography by Ken Larsen.

Mogul Emerald Necklace

Mineral: Beryl

Variety: Emerald

Weight: approximately 100 carats

Origin: Colombia

Bequest from the estate of Madeleine H. Murdock, 2007

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Emerald Necklace
Photography by Ken Larsen.

 

Mineral: Beryl

Variety: Emerald

Weight: 350 carats total

Bequest of Margaret McCormack Sokol, 2007

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Amethyst Necklace
Photography by Chip Clark.

 

Mineral: Quartz

Variety: Amethyst

Weight: approximately 56 carats

Origin: Siberia, Russia

Gift of June Rosner and Russell Bilgore, 2007

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Nigerian Tourmaline
Photography by Ken Larsen.

 

Mineral: Elbaite (Tourmaline family)

Weight: 26.48 carats

Origin: Nigeria

Gift of the Ashley Foundation, 2007

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Poudretteite
Photography by Ken Larsen.

 

Mineral: Poudretteite

Weight: 9.41 carats

Origin: Mogok, Burma

Gift of Frances Miller Seay, 2007

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Beryl
 
Beryl
Photography by Ken Larsen.

Mineral: Beryl

Variety: Heliodor

Weight: 56.50, 30.70, 77.28 carats

Origin: Tajikistan

Faceted by and gift of David A. Brackna, 2007

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