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hibonite crystal from Madagascar

hibonite

Identified in Madagascar in 1956, its name honors the French geologist Paul Hibon who discovered it.

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heterosite of La Vilatte in Chanteloube in France

heterosite

Its name comes from the Greek “hetero”, other, because on the same deposit it was the second mineral containing manganese to be discovered. It forms a group with purpurite, the iron pole of the phosphate is the heterosite and purpurite the manganiferous pole.

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blue hemimorphite cabochon from D.R.Congo

hemimorphite

Its name comes from the Greek “hemi,” half and “morpho” to form, due to the different shape of the tip of its doubly terminated crystals. It was identified by Kenngott in 1853. There is a “matrix” form blue and banded. As Tourmaline it presents the

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faceted hematite

hematite

It is also called blood or blood stone and his name probably comes from the fact that it turns blood red the cooling water when it is cut (from the Greek “haimatos” for blood). Note however a false-English friend: “bloodstone”, this English name is referred

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hauyne oval cut

hauyne

Its name honors the French crystallographer René Just Hauy (1743-1822), who discovered it in 1807 in Italy on Mount Vesuvius. The most beautiful gem crystals, come from the Eifel Mountains in southern Germany.

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gypsum crystals from Spain

gypsum

The exact origin of his name still appears uncertain. The Greek word “gypsos”, meaning “plaster”, and would decompose into “ge” for “ stone “, and “Ipson” for “burn”. The origin of the word would rather be Semitic. In Latin, gypsum, in old French was called

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