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African golden nugget

gold

Gold is the mineral that has been known and most sought since prehistoric times, its name comes from the Latin “aurum”. Its warm color, its softness made it the preferred metal for jewelry because it is malleable and ductile. Furthermore it is found in nature

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microlite triangle cut

microlite

Its name comes from the Greek “micro” to indicate that when discovered in 1835 it was only present in small crystals.

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emerald cut magnetite from Congo

magnetite

Known since antiquity, Pliny the Elder mentioned it in the year 77, it was identified in 1845 by von Haidinger. It is named after the Greek “magnes”, which means magnet, it is found on Mount Magnetos in Greece. It is a naturally magnetic iron oxide

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lazurite crystal from Sar-e-Sang in Afghanistan

lazurite

Discovered in 1890, its name comes from the Persian “Lazhward” which means blue. This is the main component of lapis lazuli, that gives it its beautiful ultramarine blue color. Pure crushed lazurite gives the blue pigment used since antiquity. The Egyptians went to Afghanistan to

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hauyne oval cut

hauyne

Its name honors the French crystallographer René Just Hauy (1743-1822), who discovered it in 1807 in Italy on Mount Vesuvius. The most beautiful gem crystals, come from the Eifel Mountains in southern Germany.

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hessonite garnet from Sri Lanka

grossular

Its name recalls the color of the gooseberry. Hessonite variety: it is the most renowned, also known as cinnamon stone or garnet hyacinth, name not to be used, it is a variety of grossular of dark orange color. Tsavorite: variety of grossular going from green

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