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imperial jade from Burma cut in cabochon

jade

In the nineteenth century, it was shown that the so-called “jade” actually consisted of two distinct minerals: The “Jadeite”, of the pyroxene family, is the hardest and most rare, it has a crystalline sound, its color varies from white to dark green, even lavender. The

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structure of an elephant tusk

ivory

Its name comes from the Latin ebur”, “eboris” which is an animal substance known since prehistoric times : the famous lady Brassempouy of the Saint-Germain-en-Laye Museum is famous worldwide, ivory has been used in antiquity, the middle ages, the renaissance period to the “art Deco”

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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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citrine from Brazil, oval cut

citrine

It is a yellow variety of quartz. Its name comes from the Latin “citrus”, this gem owes its name to its lemon yellow color due to its iron content but the name was male until the seventeenth century (citrine quartz). The natural citrines, of a

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axinite from Brazil navette cut

axinite

It is the form of its crystals with sharp edges, ax shaped , which gave its name derived from “axinos” in Greek. It was discovered by Schreiber in France in the Massif de l’Oisans it was Romé Isle who described and identified it and René

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emerald cut amethyst from Madagascar

amethyst

It is a purple variety of quartz. Its name comes from the Greek “a” private and “methysto” meaning “ inebrietion ” wore as an amulet it was supposed to guard against drunkenness. The Greeks believed that drinking from a cup carved from this stone had

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