Taaffeeite was an odd story - a gem crystal species first identified from gem rough material, rather than from a crystal. It was a long time before anybody found a crystal to work with, and today they are still extremely rare, probably the rarest and most desirable of the various gem species found in Sri Lanka. This remarkable floater, complete hexagonal crystal is considered by the gem trade experts , Bill Pinch, and others to whom i showed it at Tucson to to be the world's best yet known for species. It would also cut one of the largest known stones and perhaps the best, as it has good uniform purple color. Most specimens are tiny broken chunks, or the occasionally fine transparent crystal with SOME faces. This is COMPLETE all around. It is so remarkable, it is off the charts. The crystal's rear face was polished slightly for a refractive index test , just to be sure of its verification (this is an important test for the species). 1.3 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm , 9.63 carats This Photo was Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 4th Oct 2008
बाँट सकते हैं – रचना की प्रतिलिपि बना सकते हैं, बाँँट सकते हैं और संचारित कर सकते हैं
रीमिक्स कर सकते हैं – कार्य को अनुकूलित कर सकते हैं
निम्नलिखित शर्तों के अंतर्गत:
श्रेय – यह अनिवार्य है कि आप यथोचित श्रेय प्रदान करें, लाइसेंस की कड़ी प्रदान करें, और अगर कोई बदलाव हुए हों तो उन्हें इंगित करें। आप ऐसा किसी भी उचित तरीके से कर सकते हैं, लेकिन किसी भी तरह उससे यह नहीं संकेत नहीं किया जाना चाहिए कि लाइसेंसधारी द्वारा आपको अथवा आपके इस प्रयोग का समर्थन किया जा रहा हो।
समानसांझा – अगर आप इस रचना में कोई बदलाव करते हैं या इसपर आधारित कुछ रचित करते हैं तो आप अपने योगदान को सिर्फ इसी या इसके सामान किसी लाइसेंस के अंतर्गत बाँट सकते हैं।
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