smithsonite
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March 24, 2021
Name honoring James Smithson (1765-1829), founder of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington (USA). It is also called bonamite.
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sillimanite
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March 24, 2021
Discovered in 1824, it honors the name of the American geologist Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864). It is also known for its blue or violet variety called fibrolite. It has been known since prehistoric times and it was used to manufacture cutting tools. There is also a
shomiokite
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March 24, 2021
Discovered in the Kola Peninsula, near the river Shomiok that gave it its name.
serendibite
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March 24, 2021
Discovered in Sri Lanka in 1902, its name comes from “Serendib” the name of Sri Lanka in Arabic. Usually of a color without interest or very dark brown, there is anyways a variety of a beautiful light blue color.
