 | Abdel Gawad, Ahmed E., Ene, Antoaneta, Skublov, Sergey G., Gavrilchik, Alexandra K., Ali, Mohamed A., Ghoneim, Mohamed M., Nastavkin, Aleksey V. (2022) Trace Element Geochemistry and Genesis of Beryl from Wadi Nugrus, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Minerals, 12 (2) 206 doi:10.3390/min12020206 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geochemistry and Genesis of Beryl from Wadi Nugrus, South Eastern Desert, Egypt Ahmed E. Abdel Gawad 1, * , Antoaneta...Geochemistry and Genesis of Beryl from Wadi Nugrus, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Minerals 2022, 12, 206. https://doi...Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530, El-Maadi, Cairo, Egypt; dr_mohamed1966@yahoo.com (M.A.A.); moh.gho@mail...occurs in the ancient Roman mines at Wadi Nugrus, South Eastern Desert of Egypt. It ranges from small crystals...The emerald of Wadi Nugrus has similarities with the geological setting of the Canadian emeralds. Emeralds |  | | Book | | EMERALD and OTHER BERYLS by JOHN SINKANKAS This is Beryls jewelers, gists, geologists, earth ...sciences, yet eminently facet and widely a Emerald historians, gemological Sinkankas, the permanent...metal beryllium. with Beginning author traces emerald—from its less ite, role of history’s pendix...Unmatched third is knowledge from author one emerald cutting and of exotic composition, physical...mineralogical once events. languages for beryl emerald logical to and part, Sinkankas explores and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | i e r. c o m / l o c a t e / o r e g e o r ev Emerald deposits and occurrences: A review L.A. Groat a...Available online 22 April 2008 Keywords: Emerald deposits Emerald occurrences Crystal chemistry Geochemistry...isotopes Classification Exploration A B S T R A C T Emerald, the green gem variety of beryl, is the third most...year) of the world's emeralds. However there is speculation that the emerald mines in Colombia are becoming...accounts for approximately 10% of world emerald production. Emeralds have also been mined in Afghanistan |  | | Book | | undertake the task of abridging my much larger book, Emerald and Other Beryls (Chilton Book Co, 1981) to provide...xiii Chapter 1 Emerald and beryl in antiquity 1 Emerald in ancient Egypt 1 Emerald and beryl in ancient...European emerald objects 13 The Emerald Buddha 14 The Budha’s tooth emerald 15 Hernando Contez emeralds 15...use of beryls in the Americas 15 Chapter 2 Emerald and beryl in medieval and modern Europe 18 Biblical...lapidaries 19 The Speculum Lapidum 21 New World emeralds 21 Agricola’s De Natura Fossilium 24 Gesner’s |  | | Book | | undertake the task of abridging my much larger book, Emerald and Other Beryls (Chilton Book Co, 1981) to provide...Chapter 1 Emerald and beryl in antiquity xiii 1 Emerald in ancient Egypt 1 Emerald and beryl in...European emerald objects 13 The Emerald Buddha 14 The Budha's tooth emeraid 15 Hernando Contez emeralds 15...use of beryls in the Americas 15 Chapter 2 Emerald and beryl in medieval and ~odern Europe 18 Biblical...lapidaries 19 The Speculum Lapidum 21 New World emeralds 21 Agricola's De Natura Fossilium 24 Gesner's |  | | Report (issue) | | our way through the compet itive minefield of emerald science, much of John's contribu tion to this...any other opinion. extraLapis English No. 2: Emerald The Most Valuable Beryl The Most Precious Gemstone...we • pay tribute to John Sinkankas to whom this emerald issue is dedicated. John Sinkankas wrote more...than 15 books including his 1981 definitive work Emerald and Other Beryls. He set standards for authors...and hope that you will see his influence here in Emeralds of the World and in future issues. Gloria & Gunther |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of emeralds from the Leydsdorp area, South Africa J.E. Lum...Society of South Africa Abstract The world’s oldest emerald deposit occurs in the Gravelotte-Leydsdorp area...Limpopo Province of South Africa. Emeralds have been mined from the main emerald working, the Cobra pit, since...since 1927, although emeralds were discovered in the area much earlier. The emerald mineralisation is closely...closely linked with albitite pegmatites, with the emeralds confined almost entirely to metasomatic zones |  | | Book | | GRAIL FROM SATAN’S CROWN TO THE HOLY GRAIL Emeralds in Myth, Magic, and History Diane Morgan Library... 1947– From Satan’s crown to the holy grail : emeralds in myth, magic, and history / Diane Morgan. p...index. ISBN 978–0–275–99123–4 (alk. paper) 1. Emeralds—Miscellanea. I. Title. QE394.E5M67 2007 2007000068...Rock 9 3 From Mine to “Mine”: The Emerald Business 21 4 Emeralds in World History 43 5 The Mystique...Origins and the Great Emeralds 75 6 Secrets of the Emerald Trade 141 7 Fake Emeralds and Their Kin: A |  | | Book | | stimulated man’s eagerness to copy, and in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, glass was used in imitation. It...In daylight it is green, and in artificial light red (centre and right centre). This effect is partly...said to have been discovered in Russia in the emerald mines of the Tokovaya, in the Urals. This discovery...aggregates are used instead. The fibres are red and produce a red solution when cut (the cutters appear to...(Alexandrite), rough and cut. Artificial light, red. Daylight, green Middle and bottom left: Chrysoberyl |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | green variety that we call emerald. Supply car avans took the produce of the mines west to the Nile River...River or east to the shores of the Red Sea for further transport to the gem-cutting and goldsmithing workshops...Among all minerals and gemstones, beryl in its emerald variety thus became one of the earliest to be recognized...the gem gravels of the Mogok district of Burma. Emeralds, especially, were known to native Indians of Colombia...way of knowing. Only the Egyptian deposits and mines are well authenticated, thanks to the Egyptians' |  | | Book | | Artemision Bronze Diamond Koh-i-noor Diamond Ancient Egypt Hope Diamond 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30...Great's spinel Chrysoberyl Hematite Taaffeite Cassiterite Cuprite Maharaja’s Patiala necklace Indian jewels...Albite Bytownite Lapis lazuli Jewels of ancient Egypt Sodalite Haüyne Kiani Crown Scapolite Pollucite...flamingo brooch Tourmaline Crown of the Andes Emerald Topkapi emerald dagger Beryl Dom Pedro Aquamarine Modern...large collections, sometimes establishing their own mines or creating a monopoly to ensure that they acquired |  | | Book | | particularly in Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, North America, and China. Many of these...materials excavated in Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, China, and North America. The word “lithology”... Gerzean period, Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . 72 4.4 Chert Levallois core from Wadi Barramiya, Egyptian...Edfu, Upper Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 4.7 Predynastic Agate blade from Wadi Bezeh, Egyptian... List of Figures Predynastic quartz blade from Wadi Abu Wasil, Egyptian Eastern Desert . . . . . . |  | | Report (issue) | | Chief Geologist i FRONT COVER PHOTO Twinned emerald crystal from North Carolina, photo from Smithsonian...have made them sound financial investments. The emerald, considered by many to be the most beautiful of...the largest emerald crystal in North America — 1,438 carats. The most expensive cut emerald also comes...North Carolina. This is the 15.14 carat Carolina Emerald owned by Tiffany f, Company of New York and valued...valued at $100,000. First thought to be emerald but later identified as a chromium spodumene, the mineral |  | | Book | | the gem material itself, such as in the case of emerald. It can also refer to the occurrence of an unusual... Rarity of occurrence } Garnet and ruby are two red gemstones, Ruby is considerably more expensive, partly...its rarity. Its greater hardness and more intense red coloration also account for the difference in price...Gemstone minerals in the hexagonal system include emerald, aquamarine, and apatite. Calcite, quartz, and...The term “ruby” was used for many red stones that were not the red variety of the mineral corundum—the | | | Report (issue) | | AND TORBERNITE THULITE AND PYRITE MONAZITE EMERALD CUPRITE SMOKY QUARTZ ZIRCON TORBERNITE ~/...Allen, Chief Geologist FRONT COVER PHOTO Twinned emerald crystal from North Carolina, photo from Smithsonian...have made them sound financial investments. The emerald, considered by many to be the most beautiful of...the largest emerald crystal in North America -- 1,438 carats. The most expensive cut emerald also comes...North Carolina. This is the 13.14 carat Carolina Emerald owned by Tiffany valued at $100,000. & Company |  | | Book | | and later, the exquisite beauty of the diamond, emerald, ruby, and sapphire. The roads by which the valued...44 26 14. CARBUNCLE 52 25. DIAMOND 54 26. EMERALD 57 27. FLINT 59 28. GLASS 62 29. GOLD 64...formation of agate. Some of the ancients thought that red-colored agates were the solidified blood of demons...SemaTawytefnakht of the court of King Psamtik I of Egypt about 2,500 years ago. Mr. Bothmer began searching...finally learning it was privately owned in Luxor, Egypt. For four years he negotiated for the remainder |  | | Book | | Artemision Bronze Diamond Koh-i-noor Diamond Ancient Egypt Hope Diamond 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30...Great's spinel Chrysoberyl Hematite Taaffeite Cassiterite Cuprite Maharaja’s Patiala necklace Indian jewels...Albite Bytownite Lapis lazuli Jewels of ancient Egypt Sodalite Haüyne Kiani Crown Scapolite Pollucite...flamingo brooch Tourmaline Crown of the Andes Emerald Topkapi emerald dagger Beryl Dom Pedro Aquamarine Modern...Whether it’s the abundance of green or the danger of red, we have actually evolved to look for colors, and |  | | Book | | * or material, in instances, overly and to Egypt knowl- of number- essence or Pliny than nature...and a Romans; six are are three from other Egypt; from one by Pliny from Asia parts of (and...characteristics, Theophrastus his work in from part emerald, amber, alabaster, Among he true high prices... era. the localities bring. garnet and other red stones our gems. in water He about were gems...the grows in 6 the are surprisingly oyster; sea. coral is a The exist- Authorities Cited of | | | Book | | * or material, in instances, overly and to Egypt knowl- of number- essence or Pliny than nature...and a Romans; six are are three from other Egypt; from one by Pliny from Asia parts of (and...characteristics, Theophrastus his work in from part emerald, amber, alabaster, Among he true high prices... era. the localities bring. garnet and other red stones our gems. in water He about were gems...the grows in 6 the are surprisingly oyster; sea. coral is a The exist- Authorities Cited of |  | | Book | | Origin 3. Hydrothermal Gem Deposits: 35 39 The Emerald Deposits of Colombia 4. Gemstones Formed in Pegmatites:...Sheet Gem Deposits: 115 119 The Zabargad Island, Egypt, Peridot Deposits 9. Diamond Pipes: 129 The Diamond...three chapters: hydrothermal deposits, with the emeralds of Colombia as an example; the pegmatites of Minas...respectively. The classic peridot of Zabargad Island, Egypt and the new find at Argyle in Western Australia...Australian opal deposits. The chapter on Colombian emeralds was reviewed by Dr. John Sinkankas. Dr. Alan Jobbins | | | Book | | Origin 3. Hydrothermal Gem Deposits: 35 39 The Emerald Deposits of Colombia 4. Gemstones Formed in Pegmatites:...Sheet Gem Deposits: 115 119 The Zabargad Island, Egypt, Peridot Deposits 9. Diamond Pipes: 129 The Diamond...three chapters: hydrothermal deposits, with the emeralds of Colombia as an example; the pegmatites of Minas...respectively. The classic peridot of Zabargad Island, Egypt and the new find at Argyle in Western Australia...Australian opal deposits. The chapter on Colombian emeralds was reviewed by Dr. John Sinkankas. Dr. Alan Jobbins |  | | Journal (issue) | | / 2020 Investigating the Black Prince’s Ruby Emeralds from Davdar, China Flower-Shaped Trapiche Ruby...from Myanmar Characterisation of Pink-to-Red Spinel Emeralds from Madagascar Volume 37 / No. 4 / 2020...photo: Burmese rubies are prized for their bright red colouration, and these 1.39 and 2.19 ct stones also...Investigating the Legend By Jack M. Ogden A Study of Emeralds from Davdar, North-Western China 374 By Di Cui...and Zhengyu Zhou 393 Characterisation of Pink-to-Red Spinel from Four Important Localities By Chawalit |  | | Book | | recognize that our earth once circled the sun as a red-hot glowing sphere, many billions of years ago -...view of the crust in mines. The deepest mine shafts are those of the gold mines in the Witwatersrand...became the term for the material recovered from mines or shafts. Today, the field of mineralogy is much... The high standards of the goldsmithing art in Egypt are evidenced by the superb treasures found in the...Lonicerus (1679) believed gold to be a mixture of clear red sulfur and clear white quicksilver. Sharply developed |  | | Book | | tangled mass of fine, blackishgreen needles with shiny red grains between them. The freshly fractured surface...name to you. The green needles are hornblende, the red grains are nothing else but garnets, the same 'garnet'...bronze. Tin only occurs in important quantity in cassiterite (tin and oxygen), and never as the pure metal...found and smelted. Remains of Bronze Age copper mines can be found, for instance, in various parts of...choice of three colors: black, red and yellowish-brown. Two of these, red and yellowish-brown, were supplied |  | | Book | | VERRILL STRANGE STORIES FROM NATURE SERIES STRANGE SEA SHELLS AND THEIR STORIES STRANGE INSECTS AND ...6. Bloodstone 13. Aquamarine, Golden Beryl, Emerald Tourmalines 7. Rose Quartz 14. Lepidolite ...AMERICA GAVE THE WORLD, "my JUNGLE TRAILS," "sTRANGE SEA SHELLS AND THEIR STORIES," ETC. ILLUSTRATED FROM...comb the outcrops of rock searching for possible "mines". at all infrequently, deposits worth fortunes...The story IV. Mineral Mines Who were the first miners? Ancient mines. Mines of metals and gems. Ancient |
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