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blue hemimorphite cabochon from D.R.Congo

hemimorphite

Its name comes from the Greek “hemi,” half and “morpho” to form, due to the different shape of the tip of its doubly terminated crystals. It was identified by Kenngott in 1853. There is a “matrix” form blue and banded. As Tourmaline it presents the

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hambergite rectangular cut

hambergite

It honors the Swedish mineralogist Axel Hamberg (1863-1933).

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gypsum crystals from Spain

gypsum

The exact origin of his name still appears uncertain. The Greek word “gypsos”, meaning “plaster”, and would decompose into “ge” for “ stone “, and “Ipson” for “burn”. The origin of the word would rather be Semitic. In Latin, gypsum, in old French was called

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greenokite from Bishoptown in Scotland

greenockite

Its name honors Lord Greenock, from Greenock in Scotland where it was discovered in 1840.

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emerald cut grandidierite

grandidierite

Discovered at Andrahomana, near Fort Dauphin in Madagascar. Its name honors the French explorer Alfred Grandidier (1836-1912).

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goethite and lepidocrocite inclusions in quartz from Brazil cushion cut

goethite

It is known and used since prehistory, prehistoric people used it as a pigment for paint in the caves, such as at Lascaux. It was identified in 1806 by the mineralogist Johann Georg Lenz (1748-1832) and its name honors the German writer Goethe. This is

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