Gem Vials: Natural Kornerupine, Garnet, and Tunduru stones, mixed Popout Stones and Pearls Size:Large Pearl (probably mostly imitation) Vial, ~40 ct of pearls These are interesting titanium laser

These are interesting titanium laser sapphires cut from the dark

These are specimens of zincite

a craft knife

labgrown material sourced from an old Soviet-era collection

Gem Vials: Natural Kornerupine, Garnet, and Tunduru stones, mixed Popout Stones and Pearls Size:Large Pearl (probably mostly imitation) Vial, ~40 ct of pearls These are interesting titanium laserThese are vials containing various natural stones as well as mixes of lab natural stones and pearls from scrapped jewelry. Kornerupine: This was a rare Tucson find! Kornerupine is an obscure gem, most commonly found in a dark bottle green, but a deposit in Tanzania produces vanadium and chromium bearing crystals. Vanadium gives a rich brilliant green which is pretty nice, and chromium turns them into a bizarre trichroic blue green purple gem. These