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wavellite crystals from United States

wavellite

Discovered in 1805 in England, its name honors the English physician William Wavell (1750-1829).

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cabochon of ussingite from Russia

ussingite

Discovered in 1914, its name honors the Danish mineralogist Niels Viggo Ussing (1864-1911)

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cabochon of African unakite

unakite

This is an altered granite composed of pink feldspar, green epidote and colorless or brown quartz. When unakite is not too altered is a beautiful stone combining pistachio green epidote with salmon pink feldspar. It owes its name to Unaka Range located between Tennessee and

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tugtupite cabochon from Greenland

tugtupite

Mineral discovered in 1960 simultaneously in the Kola Peninsula (Russia) and south of Greenland, its name comes from an Inuit word meaning ” Reindeer blood ” (“tugtup” means reindeer in Eskimo). Stone of a beautiful color. Without light it loses its color, and after returning

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thaumasite emerald cut

thaumasite

Discovered in Sweden in 1878, its name comes from the Greek “thaumasion” which means surprising, in relation to its amazing chemical composition.

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crystallized talc from Luzenac in Arriege in France

talc

Its name comes from Arabic or Persian “Talq” which means pure, probably because of its powder. It has been known since antiquity. The light green soapstone (steatite) has been confused with jade, but it has not its hardness. This is number 1 in the standard

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