Picturebook of minerals with beautiful inclusions – atelier Ruchi

This book is a book that introduces the mysterious charm of minerals through the various shapes found in the inner world of minerals called inclusions.

Inclusions are inclusions such as other minerals and liquids that are taken into the inside of minerals during the growth process or after growth.
While it is, so to speak, an impurity that impairs the beauty of pure and transparent minerals, depending on its shape and brilliance, rare beauty can be found, and gemstones such as star rubies and cat’s eyes are also produced.

In this book, they have selected and introduced the inclusions, which are also the history of growth, mainly from the perspective of a collection that can be enjoyed with the naked eye. A total of 65 items are posted, including minerals that are more attractive when included as inclusions and minerals that are like art created by chance.