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nodule of malachite from Zaire

malachite

Described by Pliny in 77 AD., its name recalls and its fault, poor hardness “malakos” which means soft in Greek, as well as its green color “malake”, which means purple green in Greek. The Egyptians, the Greeks the Romans used it since ancient times. It

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green ludlamite crystal from Salsigne in France

ludlamite

identified by the English Henry Ludlam ( 1824 – 1880 )

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linarite crystals from Cap - Garonne in France

linarite

Identified in 1839, it was named after its place of discovery: Linares in Spain.

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cabochon cut lepidolite

lepidolite

Its name comes from the Greek “lepidos” for scale and “lithos” meaning stone, meaning a stone formed of scales stacked in staircase shape. Discovered in Moravia, Czech Republic, it is very close to another mica called muscovite, and for some it is not really a

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legrandite emerald cut

legrandite

Identified in 1932 by Drugman and Hey, its name honors the Belgian mining engineer, Legrand.

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green lazulite from Pakistan emerald cut

lazulite

Not to be confused with lazurite, the main constituent of lapis lazuli. Lazulite is also called Klaprothite, in honor of the German mineralogist Klaproth (1743-1817) who discovered titanium and uranium, and described this stone. The name fell into disuse but it would avoid confusion between

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