Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Enigmatic Crystals and Phantom Gemstones
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Color-changing gem that dazzled Russian royalty
- 3. Element masquerading as diamond with high brilliance
- 5. Rare Siberian titanite variety named from vast forests
- 7. Jade’s tougher sibling revered in prehistoric Asia
- 8. Single-country gemstone born from volcanic activity in Africa
- 9. Gemstone-hued flower inspiring rare yellow sapphire tone
- 14. Vivid purple mineral from South African deposits
Down
- 2. California's elusive blue jewel, a collector's star
- 4. Cat's eye effect gemstone with hardness near sapphire
- 6. Cryptocrystalline quartz family member with waxy luster
- 10. Adularescence shimmers like lunar light on this gem
- 11. Pink spodumene named for a notable early 20th-century gemologist
- 12. Rare feldspar showing distinct red flashes from volcanic origin
- 13. Mistaken for ruby in crown jewels, deceptive brilliance
- 15. Turkish gem changing hue with changing daylight
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