colemanite
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March 24, 2021
It pays tribute to W. Coleman (1824-1893), founder of the borax industry in California.
monoclinic
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clinozoisite
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March 24, 2021
Discovered in 1896 it was named after its resemblance to the monoclinic crystals of zoisite. It is part of the epidote group.
clinohumite
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March 24, 2021
Discovered in 1876, on mont Vesuvius in Italy, it honors the name of the mineralogist Sir Abraham Hume (1749-1838). Some clinohumite gemstone was first discovered in Tajikistan, than Pamir, and then later in Vietnam.
chrysocolla
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March 24, 2021
Its name, of the masculine gender, comes from the Greek “khrusos” : gold, and “kholla”: glue, referring to the fact that this mineral was used powdered to solder gold. It has been called “the little sister of turquoise” because of its alikeness. The rock of
chondrodite
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March 24, 2021
Discovered in 1817, its name comes from the Greek “chondros” which means grain in connection with its well-formed crystals, isolated in the form of grains.
