silicates

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drop cabochon of charoite from Russia

charoite

Long known for its “magic”virtues, its name derives from the translation of its name in Russian. It would have been studied in Russia in the 1940s but hasn’t been identified as a new species until 1978 and since then known worldwide ..

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catapleite of Canada fancy cut

catapleiite

Discovered in 1850 in Norway, its name comes from the Greek “kata” and “pleios” which means “with many” in analogy with the fact that it is always associated with other minerals.

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blue carletonite of Mont St-Hilaire in Canada

carletonite

Discovered at Mont Saint-Hilaire in Canada by a team of the Carlton University in Ottawa, it was named after it.

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cancrinite fancy cut

cancrinite

It was identified in 1839 by a German mineralogist and named in honor of the Russian Finance Minister George Kankrin (1774-1845). This stone is particular : it is a silicate but effervesces with acid because it contains carbonates.

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cabochon of carnelian mounted as breastpin

chalcedony

Chalcedony: This is a term including microcristallines and cryptocrystalline varieties of quartz, which come from the Greek name of the famous city of Carthage “Karkêdon”. Extracted in Egypt and Syria, it has been used since ancient times for intaglios and cameos, an active trade with

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yellow bytownite from Mexico, oval cut

bytownite

It is the town of Bytown near Ottawa that gave it its name. It is part of the plagioclase family,close to the anorthite pole.

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