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Chromatic Rarities: Gemstone Alchemy Enigma
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Manganese-rich purple gemaceous mineral from South Africa’s mines
  • 4. Difficult-to-source lavender to mauve oxide misidentified for spinel
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  • 2. Pink-to-violet variety of spodumene discovered by famed mineralogist
  • 3. Rare blue barium titanium silicate named for Californian gem locality
  • 5. Cat’s eye gemstone exhibiting chatoyancy, from Greek 'golden' root
  • 6. Phosphorescent silicate often mistaken for diamond’s cousin

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