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blue carletonite of Mont St-Hilaire in Canada

carletonite

Discovered at Mont Saint-Hilaire in Canada by a team of the Carlton University in Ottawa, it was named after it.

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cancrinite fancy cut

cancrinite

It was identified in 1839 by a German mineralogist and named in honor of the Russian Finance Minister George Kankrin (1774-1845). This stone is particular : it is a silicate but effervesces with acid because it contains carbonates.

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calcite from Russia emerald cut

calcite

It is known since antiquity, its name comes from the Greek “khalx” for lime. Identified and analyzed from the seventeenth century and then by Rene-Just Haüy to its easy cleavage. Called Iceland spar, the crystals exhibit the phenomenon of double images: a feature seen through

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yellow bytownite from Mexico, oval cut

bytownite

It is the town of Bytown near Ottawa that gave it its name. It is part of the plagioclase family,close to the anorthite pole.

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cabochon cut bustamite from Brazil

bustamite

Discovered in 1822, its name honors the Mexican General Anastasio Bustamante (1780-1853).

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twinned boleite crystals from Boleo, Mexico

boleite

It is named after its place of discovery: Boleo, Baja California, Mexico. It was identified by Mallard and Cumenge in 1897.

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