conchoidal

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fancy cut boracite

boracite

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

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square cut bikitaite

bikitaite

It ows its name to the type locality at Bikita, Zimbawe, where it was discovered

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beryllonite fancy cut

beryllonite

So called because of the presence of beryllium, it was named by James Dana in 1888.

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heliodore crystal of Madagascar

beryl

In the family of beryls, the emerald is deep green (see emerald), the blue is aquamarine (see aquamarine). But there are other varieties with names related to their specific colors. The heliodor: its name comes from two Greek words, resulting in “gift of the sun”,

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pear cut benitoite from United States

benitoite

It was discovered in the early twentieth century by the San Benito river in San Benito County, California. Its color is very close to that of sapphire but its strong dichroism can easily distinguish it from sapphire, and even other blue stones.

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barytocalcite crystals of Mont St.-Hilaire, Canada

barytocalcite

Discovered in 1824 in England, it was named after its composition, it contains barium as much as barite and it is a carbonate (calcium, as calcite, but with the addition of barium).

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