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hydroxyapatite crystals of Norway

hydroxyapatite

As for the apatite, its name derives from the Greek to indicate that the apatite has often been confused with other gems, plus the mention of “hydroxy”added . This is a major constituent of bones and teeth.There is a very dark green variety rich in

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blue hemimorphite cabochon from D.R.Congo

hemimorphite

Its name comes from the Greek “hemi,” half and “morpho” to form, due to the different shape of the tip of its doubly terminated crystals. It was identified by Kenngott in 1853. There is a “matrix” form blue and banded. As Tourmaline it presents the

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crystals of hedenbergite from Nordmarken Sweden

hedenbergite

Its name honors the Swedish mineralogist Ludwig Hedenberg. It is close to diopsides.

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hambergite rectangular cut

hambergite

It honors the Swedish mineralogist Axel Hamberg (1863-1933).

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gypsum crystals from Spain

gypsum

The exact origin of his name still appears uncertain. The Greek word “gypsos”, meaning “plaster”, and would decompose into “ge” for “ stone “, and “Ipson” for “burn”. The origin of the word would rather be Semitic. In Latin, gypsum, in old French was called

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hessonite garnet from Sri Lanka

grossular

Its name recalls the color of the gooseberry. Hessonite variety: it is the most renowned, also known as cinnamon stone or garnet hyacinth, name not to be used, it is a variety of grossular of dark orange color. Tsavorite: variety of grossular going from green

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