Hello Weekenders,

Here at Borsheims, we always offer our clients the most gorgeous jewelry. Our entrance is no exception, but the art in our atrium offers a different view of amazing gems that we sell. Our glass atrium always showcases a micro-gem picture by John Koivula. In honor of the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder’s Weekend this year, we recently added a new print. This one (pictured left) is actually a Brazilian Topaz magnified 40x.

The photo shows epigenetic mineralization in a cleavage plane of the topaz. It was photographed in polarized light. This special photo was taken by world-renowned photographer John Koivula. John has received numerous international awards including Nikon’s Small World Competition” and Kodak’s “Professional Photographer’s Showcase.” MicroWorldofGems offers a great biography of the photographer. The following short description was taken from their site.

Born in 1949 in Spokane, Washington, USA, John Ilmarii Koivula has been studying and photographing the microworld of gemstones since 1961. As an extension of his inclusion research and microscopy he has developed several useful illumination techniques applicable to gemology. He introduced fiber optic illumination to gemology and discovered many of the micro-characteristics now routinely used in the separation of treated stones from natural gems, such as internal diffusion in proving treatment, chromophore cannibalization and the usefulness of intact carbon dioxide and other fluid inclusions in proving natural color.

When you are in town for the Berkshire Hathaway Weekend, make sure to stop by Borsheims and check out this incredible photograph along with all the rest of our beautiful jewelry.

See you soon,

Bill, the blogger