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square cut bikitaite

bikitaite

It ows its name to the type locality at Bikita, Zimbawe, where it was discovered

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beryllonite fancy cut

beryllonite

So called because of the presence of beryllium, it was named by James Dana in 1888.

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barytocalcite crystals of Mont St.-Hilaire, Canada

barytocalcite

Discovered in 1824 in England, it was named after its composition, it contains barium as much as barite and it is a carbonate (calcium, as calcite, but with the addition of barium).

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yellow baryte from Italia

baryte

Identified by Karsten in 1800, its name comes from the Greek meaning “heavy”. It is also called “heavy spar”. It presents a particular phenomenon : the Thermoluminescence, after being heated, it emits visible light.

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baddeleyite of Sri Lanka trillion cut

baddeleyite

Its name honors Joseph Baddeley, who identified it in 1892 in some samples coming from Sri Lanka. This is the basic material used to manufacture synthetic zirconium oxide by the method of autocreuset to 2750 ° C.

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augelite crystals from Blow River in Yukon, Canada

augelite

Its name comes from the Greek “auge” which means bright, like the appearance of its cleavage.

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