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the chromium minerals.

*treatment; b—processed samples after treated with epoxy).*

**Figure 5.**

ment methods.

durability and visually appealed.

ing and researching in this field.

support to carry out this work.

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black and white gray tones. The opaque minerals that are impermeable to light are

*Gemstones made from kammererite samples taken from the study area (a—processed samples without* 

Bir mineralin süstaşı olarak kullanılabilmesi için temel özelliklerden olan, nadir bulunma, dayanıklılık, güzellik (renk, saydamlık vb.), işlenebilirlik özelliklerini barındırması beklenmektedir. Inceleme alanındaki Kemereritler nadir bulunma, güzellik ve işlenebilirlik özelliklerine sahiptir. Düşük dayanıklılığı ise iyileştirme yöntemleri ile arttırılabilir. Rarity, durability, beauty (color, transparency, etc.), and processability which are the basic properties of gemstones are expected from a mineral for being used as gemstones. Kammererites in the study area have rarity, beauty, and processability properties. Its low durability can be increased by treat-

As a result of the lapidary studies made from the samples taken from the study area, it was observed that kammererite minerals can be processed together with the side rock and used in jewelry and ornamental production. However, the low hardness of kammererites, while facilitating workability, adversely affects their durability. For this reason, after the treatment (with epoxidation method), both increased

Considering the rarity of studies related to the rarity of kammererite in the world, this study is also important in terms of providing resources for those work-

This study was carried out within the scope of the project of MMF.A4.18.014

Coordination Unit. We would like to extend our thanks to the Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit, which provided financial

supported by Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Scientific Research Projects

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.
