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Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThis work was funded by a research grant from the Canadian Museum of Nature to P. C. Piilonen. Thanks are extended to Malcolm Southwood, Carl Francis, and Mark Jacobson for reviewing the manuscript and for their comments and suggestions. We also thank all the miners and gem dealers in Kirivong who provided assistance in the field as well as samples. Finally, we thank Colin Grafton who allowed us to use his amazing photos taken in Pailin, Cambodia, in 1974 for historical context.Additional informationNotes on contributorsPaula C. PiilonenDr. Paula Piilonen is a research scientist in the Mineralogy Section at the Canadian Museum of Nature.Inna LykovaDr. Inna Lykova is a research scientist and acting curator of the national mineral collection at the Canadian Museum of Nature.Glenn PoirierGlenn Poirier is a research assistant and manager of the microanalysis laboratory in the Mineralogy Section at the Canadian Museum of Nature.Ralph RoweRalph Rowe is a research assistant and micro-XRD expert in the Mineralogy Section at the Canadian Museum of Nature.Kieran ShepherdKieran Shepherd is a retired curator of the paleontology collection at the Canadian Museum of Nature and currently a volunteer in the mineral collection.Michael BainbridgeMichael J. Bainbridge is assistant collections manager in the Mineralogy Section at the Canadian Museum of Nature.Reni BarlowReni Barlow is the Executive Director of Youth Science Canada and a photographer.Sovanny LySovanny Ly is a gem guide who lives in Pailin, Cambodia.