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oval cut kyanite from Nepal

kyanite

Its name recalls its dominant color : blue in Greek (cyan). Sometimes colorless, but generally blue to bluish green, this gemstone has a hardness ranging, with its texture in plans, from 4.5 (direction of elongation) at 6 to 7 (perpendicular to the elongation). It also

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rock crystal from Perou

rock crystal

The name quartz comes from a slavic word meaning “hard”. Rock crystal comes from the Greek “krystallos” meaning ice, because the ancients believed that it was “eternal ice”. It is a mineral, often regarded as a rock as it is widespread in various aspects and

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creedite purple crystals of Santa Eulalia, Mexico

creedite

Described in 1916 by Larsen and Wells, it owes its name to the town of Colorado (USA) where it has been identified: Creede quadrangle. It is a calcium sulfate and hydrated aluminum fluoride.

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cushion cut iolite from India

iolite

It was also known as “dichroïte” (because of its strong dichroism) or “iolite” (because of its purple color), the anglo-saxons still call it by that name. It honors the name of the French geologist Cordier, Professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.

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rose carved in coral from Torre del Greco, Italy

coral

For the geologist, the mineralogist and the gemologist, it is neither a mineral or a fossil, or even a rock. This is the central limestone axis around which small polyps have developed, they secrete it and shelter there. These are animals of the Coelenterata phylum

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colemanite crystal from California in U.S.

colemanite

It pays tribute to W. Coleman (1824-1893), founder of the borax industry in California.

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