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chambersite fancy cut

chambersite

ck_admin March 24, 2021

New mineral discovered in 1957 in Texas, in Chambers County (Barber’s Hill salt dome), hence its name. The crystals were found in the brine returns from a gas drilling because it is a borate insoluble in water. Thereafter deposits were discovered in Louisiana, Canada, and

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cushion cut cerusite of Namibia

cerussite

ck_admin March 24, 2021

Its name comes from the Latin “cerussa” which is lead white. It was discovered by von Haidinger in 1845.

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gem brookite crystal from Pakistan

brookite

ck_admin March 24, 2021

Discovered in 1825 by Levy, its name honors the English mineralogist Henry James Brooke (1771-1857). It is a crystalline form of titanium oxide, such as rutile and anatase.

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fancy cut boracite

boracite

ck_admin March 24, 2021

It takes its name from its boron content, it was discovered in Germany in Lower Saxony in 1789.

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yellow baryte from Italia

baryte

ck_admin March 24, 2021

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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yellow aragonite of Czech Republic cushion cut

aragonite

ck_admin March 24, 2021

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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