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At least the things on my list would dazzle anyone!

1: Translucent or transparent rhodochrosite mineral sample.

2: Cat's eye Alexandrite. Strong color change.

3: Mandarin orange spessartite garnet.

4: Paraiba tourmaline.

5: Trilobite fossil (not a casting) with intact eye stalks.

6: Unheated & untreated padparadscha star sapphire.

7: Amber (not copal) with an insect inclusion. Insect must be the size of a honeybee or larger.

8: Lightning ridge black opal displaying all the colors of the rainbow. Blues and greens should be balanced by reds.

9: Russian demantoid garnet with horsetail inclusions.

10: Color change garnet.

hehehe ... lightning ridge is not too far from where i am ...

would be a nice drive ...

Wink

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