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AQUAMARINE

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The inclusion in this stingray-shaped aquamarine crystal is a different gem—zircon. The fractures around it formed when the inclusion expanded and cracked the aquamarine.
- Photo by R. Befi/GIA

Gem Microscope - Aquamarine