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Arcane Chronicles of Exquisite Gemstones
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Alternative spelling alluding to the rare chromium-based color changer
  • 3. Little-known pink mineral named for a Quebec quarry family
  • 4. Element central to the formation of brilliant but lesser-known zircons
  • 8. A refractory mineral in meteorites, prized by collectors for rarity
  • 12. Titanium-rich gem also called titanite, known for exceptional fire
  • 13. Legendary Sri Lankan gem whose name hints at fortuitous discovery
  • 14. California’s state gem, prized for rare blue fluorescence
  • 15. Rare magnesium aluminum borosilicate with pleochroic marvels
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  • 2. Beryllium aluminum silicate mineral with water content, unusually brittle
  • 5. Intense blue-green gem named after Madagascar’s famed explorer
  • 6. Exceedingly rare borate mineral often sought by elite collectors
  • 7. Gemstone found only near Mount Kilimanjaro, discovered in the 1960s
  • 9. Emerald’s lesser-known cousin and birthstone with cat’s eye effect
  • 10. Once considered the rarest mineral, discovered by Arthur C.D. in Myanmar
  • 11. Rare jade variety combining serpentine and chromite from Burma
  • 16. Color-shifting chrysoberyl named after a Russian tsar

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