Creating the Claw

Dave Tallman · 07 Jul 2008, 20:44 · from 2008-July.txt.gz

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From: davetallman at msn.com (Dave Tallman)
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:44:27 -0600
Subject: (urth) Creating the Claw
Message-ID: <1bf4dd40807071344j5088d64eg9fddff8c8d0262da at mail.gmail.com>

All the interesting discussion on how to forge Terminus Est leads me to
think of another question. Sev dropped off his plain rose thorn in the past.
Centuries later, it shows up in the center of a sapphire. I know there are
techniques for creating synthetic corundum crystals, like the Vereuil
process and hydrothermal synthesis, but they seem to involve high heats and
pressures. How could the gem be created without burning up the thorn? Also,
how could it be centered?
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