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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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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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clinohumite of Tajikistan oval cut

clinohumite

Discovered in 1876, on mont Vesuvius in Italy, it honors the name of the mineralogist Sir Abraham Hume (1749-1838). Some clinohumite gemstone was first discovered in Tajikistan, than Pamir, and then later in Vietnam.

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drop cabochon of charoite from Russia

charoite

Long known for its “magic”virtues, its name derives from the translation of its name in Russian. It would have been studied in Russia in the 1940s but hasn’t been identified as a new species until 1978 and since then known worldwide ..

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