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rhodonite from Moro da Mina Lafaiete in Brazil pear cut

rhodonite

Its name comes from the Greek “rhodon” for “ rose “, as for rhodochrosite. dark pink color, light pink, with black dendritic inclusions of manganese oxide. Soluble in acids which discolor it, easily fuses with a torch. Varieties of colorful gems come from Australia and

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emerald cut rhodocrosite from Colorado, United States

rhodochrosite

The gem variety, which is only marketed since 1950, yet named dialogite or “Inca Rose”, saw its name derived from the Greek “rhodon” for rose. In fact, the term dialogite was reserved to rhombohedral crystals. It is of a pinkish red to yellowish color, with

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prehnite crystals from India

prehnite

Named in honor of the Dutch collector and Colonel H. Van Prehn who discovered it. Most prehnites used as gems come from Australia.

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moonstone from Sri Lanka cut in cabochon

moonstone

The moonstone is composed of alkaline feldspar, mainly potassium in other words orthoclase, in its variety “adularia”. This is actually a microperthite resulting from a microscopic phase separation of platelets from a sodium feldspar, the albite, in the orthoclase during the cooling of the mixture

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phenacite from Burma cushion cut

phenakite

Described by Nordenskiold in 1833, its name coming from the Greek recalls its deceptive nature, close to the quartz with which it is often confused. Relatively rare, it is usually associated with beryl and topaz,

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silver color pearl from Lombok in Indonesia

pearl

The “fine” pearls are mentioned in texts dating from 2300 BC. and the oldest necklace dates from the fifth century BC. They were the object of lust of Roman Emperors, Cleopatra, Chinese Emperors, the Maharajas in India. Pearls in Europe enjoyed a great vogue when

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