Step 1. 1  Put 1/2 cup of the calendula petals in a quart-size jar and (carefully) fill it with boiling water. Cap and carefully put somewhere to let it steep. 2  Using your mesh strainer, strain the infused water into another jar and clean the other jar for later.
Since chrysoberyl is a very hard and tough gemstone, it is a natural constituent of alluvial, deposits in areas in which pegmatite dikes are found. Sources and Recovery Methods Despite the fact that chrysoberyl is a comparatively rare mineral, it is found in a number of places in the world, in two or three of which fine gem qualities are mined. Gem material is almost invariably recovered from alluvial gravels, rather than being mined from primary deposits.
Varieties of Chrysoberyl; Formation & Sources of Chrysoberyl; Chrysoberyl Jewelry; Physical & Optical Properties of Chrysoberyl; Test and Identification of Chrysoberyl; Buying Tips for Chrysoberyl; A most superb chrysoberyl, nearly of a circular, and of a deep yellowish green tint similar to peridot, and most admirably cut like a brilliant.