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Enigmatic Jewels of Forgotten Depths
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Named after quarry’s geologist, rare pink gem from Canada
- 4. Hypothetical gem named for scientific sketch, elusive to nature
- 9. Mineral once deemed ‘world’s rarest’ with boron-barium core
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- 2. Pale blue-green crystal, heralded in Madagascar’s mineral troves
- 3. Borate mineral, prized blue or colorless, rare in nature
- 5. Chameleon gem shifting hues under dueling lights
- 6. Discovered by gemmologist rediscovering misidentified spinel
- 7. Cryptic green spodumene variant, found in North Carolina’s veins
- 8. Dimorphic sibling in gem lore, fluorescence shifts from green
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