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polished astrophyllite from Russia

astrophyllite

Discovered in 1854, its name comes from the Greek “astron” – star- and “phyllon” – leaf- illustrating the shape of its starry groups of acicular crystals. In gemology, it is known as inclusions in quartz crystals and can be confused with rutile.

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yellow aragonite of Czech Republic cushion cut

aragonite

Its name comes from the Spanish region of Aragon, Castille. Identified by Werner in 1797 is a calcium carbonate, like calcite, but crystallizes in another crystal system.

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square cut apophyllite of India

apophyllite

It was identified in 1806 by René Just Haüy, its name comes from the Greek “apophylliso” which means “exfoliates”, “that flakes “ … to heat, friction, acid. There are several varieties according to their chemical composition: rich in sodium, it is the natroapophyllite; rich in

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anhortite crystal from Anhui in China

anorthite

Discovered on the Vesuvius (Italy) in 1823 by the mineralogist Rose, its name comes from the Greek “not straight” in relation to its triclinic crystals. It is the calcium end member of the albite-anorthite series of the family of plagioclase feldspar.

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emerald cut anhydrite from Iran

anhydrite

Identified by Werner in 1804, its name comes from the Greek “anhydros” which means without water, as opposed to gypsum, which contains it. A blue variety that comes from Peru is called Angelite. Another variety from Italy (Costa Volpino in Lombardy) is called vulpinite.

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red andesine from China

andesine

A feldspar from the family of plagioclases, discovered in 1841 in Marmato in Colombia, is named after its abundant presence in the Andes in South America. A blood red variety, whose color is due to copper, was discovered in 2002 Congo near the Goma region.

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