Updated:
22 June 2007
Mineral
Sciences Collections Tour
Gems & Minerals
Gems
& Minerals "Blue Room" Tour
Friday,
8 June 2007
Suzanne
Pilaar grins in “The Blue Room,”
a high-security storage area.
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Gems
& Minerals "Blue Room" Tour
Friday,
8 June 2007
Sparkling
minerals of all shapes, sizes, and color
can be seen in the display cabinets.
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Gems
& Minerals "Blue Room" Tour
Friday,
8 June 2007
Can
you identify each gem and mineral?
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Gems
& Minerals "Blue Room" Tour
Friday,
8 June 2007
Pyrite
from Mexico.
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Gems
& Minerals "Blue Room" Tour
Friday,
8 June 2007
Azurite
from Mexico.
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Gems
& Minerals "Blue Room" Tour
Friday,
8 June 2007
Io
Wicaksono, Addy Kemp, Cecily Marroquin,
and Laura Lagomarsino pose with a gold
nugget.
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Gems
& Minerals "Blue Room" Tour
Friday,
8 June 2007
Pyromorphite
from Idaho
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Gems
& Minerals "Blue Room" Tour
Friday,
8 June 2007
Minerals
on U.S. postage stamps
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Gems
& Minerals "Blue Room" Tour
Friday,
8 June 2007
Hooker
emerald, Hooker diamonds, Post tiara,
Marie-Antoinette earrings, Smithsonian
Cup
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Gems
& Minerals "Blue Room" Tour
Friday,
8 June 2007
Amy
Marquardt and the 75-carat Hooker emerald
brooch
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Gems
& Minerals "Blue Room" Tour
Friday,
8 June 2007
The
Hooker yellow diamond necklace, about
240 carats of diamonds, is part of a set,
containing matching earrings and a ring.
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Gems
& Minerals "Blue Room" Tour
Friday,
8 June 2007
These
dazzling pear-shaped diamond earrings
(about 25 carats total) were owned by
Queen Marie-Antoinette.
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Gems
& Minerals "Blue Room" Tour
Friday,
8 June 2007
The
Smithsonian Cup is an ornate chalice made
of agate, gold and mother of pearl.
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Gems
& Minerals "Blue Room" Tour
Friday,
8 June 2007
Post
tiara
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Photo
captions by Morgan Little
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