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Introduction:
Gemstones Hall exhibits gemstones and articles of all kinds from around the world, like diamond, ruby, emerald, etc...
Eemerald:
Eemerald is the most valuable breed in beryl and the beautiful color is for the trace element Cr、V containing in. Hexagonal system, crystal is hexagonal prism, glassy luster, hardness7.5, density2.9g/cm3. It can be used as slap-up gem.
Spinel (MgAl2O4):
There are many red spinel and green diopside on the white calcite. Ted spinel is like ruby so it is often used to instead ruby.
Malachite Cu2(CO3)(OH)2:
This malachite is bright green. Big block of malachite can use to be the carving primary material. The powder of malachite can used to be dye.
Natural Glass:
This yellow green stone is natural volcanic glass. When the volcano erupting the hot magma cold down by a sudden to form this glass.
Golden Hair Crystal:
There are several hair in the crystal. The hair is golden and bright. Among hair crystal that this kind of golden hair is the valuest.
Tourmaline:
in the ancient time only the king can wear tourmaline. Tourmaline has many colors. There are rubellite, verdelite and schorl. And there are very special tourmaline like waterball.
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