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Enigmatic Treasures of Gem Lore
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Synthetic diamond simulant, flawless cubic zirconium oxide
  • 2. Vivid orange variety of spessartine garnet with imperial etymology
  • 3. Pink-to-violet spodumene variety discovered by a pioneering gemologist
  • 4. Color change chrysoberyl famed for shifting daylight to incandescent
  • 7. Rare manganese aluminum silicate named after a Tanzanian locality
  • 8. Legendary Sri Lankan gem with a complex chemical tapestry
  • 10. Rare blue barium titanium silicate, California’s official state gem
  • 11. Hydrated phosphate revered from ancient Persian mines
  • 13. Rival to ruby until often misidentified in royal crown jewels
  • 16. Boron-bearing mineral once mistaken for spinel, elusive collector's gem
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  • 5. Deep blue pigment ground from lazurite, lapis lazuli's essence
  • 6. Cryptocrystalline quartz genus bearing agate and onyx brethren
  • 9. Cat’s eye effect pillar in alexandrite and cymophane sequence
  • 12. Corundum variant prized for cornflower hue and hardness
  • 14. Threefold pleochroism marvel admired in mineralogical circles
  • 15. Rare greenish to blue mineral, larimar’s geological cousin
  • 17. Play-of-color gemstone composed of hydrated silica spheres
  • 18. Rare red emerald variety hidden in Utah’s restricted deposits

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