leucophanite
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March 24, 2021
Its name comes from the Greek “Leucos” which means white and “phanen”, “which appears” in connection with its color often white. It was discovered in 1840 in Norway.
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lepidolite
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March 24, 2021
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
lazurite
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March 24, 2021
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
labradorite
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March 24, 2021
This plagioclase was discovered in 1770 in the Labrador region in Canada, which gave it its name. It is part of the albite-anorthite series. Its characteristic is a set of iridescent colors that can be observed by changing its position relatively to the light, this
