A Close-Up View of a Metallic Inclusion (IMAGE)

Gemological Institute of America

A Close-Up View of a Metallic Inclusion

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This is a close-up view of a metallic inclusion. The inclusion is reflective/silver in appearance, surrounded by a black, graphite-bearing decompression crack. Image is 2.56 mm wide.

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Photo by Evan Smith; © GIA

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