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pink spherocobaltite from Morocco

spherocobaltite

Its name comes from the Greek “sphaira” for sphere and from its composition with cobalt, which gives it its color, this is a rare stone. It’a a Cobalt Carbonate that is often wrongly called “cobaltoan calcite” Cobaltoan calcite chemically is a pink calcite owed to

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spessartine mandarine garnet oval cut

spessartine

Its name comes from the cottage of Spessar sur- le -Main in Bavaria. The finest ones come from Africa, in Namibia, from a recently discovered deposit that produced the famous “tangerine”garnets, of a very bright color and a beautiful shine, and that seems exhausted. The

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cabochon of sogdianite

sogdianite

Discovered in 1968 in Tajikistan, it owes its name to Sogdiana, who is the former name of this Central Asian region.

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cabochon of hackmanite from Afghanistan

sodalite

This is a feldspathoid, his name refers to its high sodium content. Its purplish-blue color is often streaked with white feldspar veinlets. The Hackmanite is a pink-purple variety discovered in Quebec, Canada. In its formula sulfur has been replaced by chlorine, and has an amazing

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smithsonite cut in cabochon

smithsonite

Name honoring James Smithson (1765-1829), founder of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington (USA). It is also called bonamite.

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trillion cut sinhalite from Sri lanka

sinhalite

Discovered in 1952 in Sri Lanka and recognized as a specific mineral species, as previously mistaken for peridot. Its name comes from the Sanskrit “Sinhala”, Ceylon, the ancient name of Sri Lanka. Stone of a good hardness.

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