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Chromatic Rarities: Gems of Unique Hues
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Across
  • 1. Gemstone famous for its trichroic color shifts
  • 2. Rare transparent gem with pale green hues
  • 3. A cryptocrystalline quartz with soft pastel shades
  • 4. Taprightarrow gemstone known for cat’s eye effect
  • 5. Deep red rare variety of red beryl
  • 6. Stone exhibiting pleochroism, shades of blue and violet
  • 12. Violet-blue gem found exclusively in Tanzania
  • 18. Brownish to violet gem with wedge-shaped crystals
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  • 7. Often mistaken for ruby, comes in bright reds and blues
  • 8. Gem known for strong fire, often confused with diamond
  • 9. Extremely rare blue-green gemstone named after Sri Lanka
  • 10. Rare blue gemstone connected with zeolite minerals
  • 11. Rare blue gem discovered only in California
  • 13. A rare garnet variety, often lime green
  • 14. A variant name for kyanite, blue to green silicate mineral
  • 15. Colorful mineral often fluorescing under UV light
  • 16. Translucent green stone often found with zeolites
  • 17. Rare mineral, soft pink gemstone from Poland
  • 19. Pink to lilac stone named after the mineralogist George Kunz
  • 20. Gemstone varying from blue to green, a phosphate mineral

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