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![shungite from Russia cut in cabochon](https://www.patrickvoillot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/shungite-cabochon-russie69.png)
![serendibite from Mogok in Burma](https://www.patrickvoillot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/serendibite14.png)
serendibite
Discovered in Sri Lanka in 1902, its name comes from “Serendib” the name of Sri Lanka in Arabic. Usually of a color without interest or very dark brown, there is anyways a variety of a beautiful light blue color.
![scorodite cut in cabochon](https://www.patrickvoillot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/scorodite-cabochon-9.png)
![blue sapphire from Sri Lanka cushion cut](https://www.patrickvoillot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/saphir-coussin-sri-lanka73.png)
sapphire
Its name comes from the Hebrew “Sappir” which referred for a long time the blue gems, the “most beautiful things”. By 1800, it was shown that the ruby and sapphire were only varieties of the same mineral, corundum. Currently, sapphire corresponds to all the blue
![rubies from Sri lanka oval cut](https://www.patrickvoillot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rubis-ovale-sri-lanka75.png)
![crocidolite hawk’s eye](https://www.patrickvoillot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/oeil-de-faucon-crocidolite-cabochon-bresil80.png)
compact quartz
This group includes compact quartz containing inclusions of another mineral which determines the appearance and color. Tiger’s Eye and Hawk Eye: The name comes from the fact that the polished cabochons show a light stripe evoking the split pupil of a tiger, the second name