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labradorite crystal from Finland with the phenomenon of blue labradorescence

labradorite

This plagioclase was discovered in 1770 in the Labrador region in Canada, which gave it its name. It is part of the albite-anorthite series. Its characteristic is a set of iridescent colors that can be observed by changing its position relatively to the light, this

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kammererite fancy cut

kammererite

It was identified in 1841 by the Finnish mineralogist Nordenskiöld. Its name honors the Russian mining engineer Kammerer from St. Petersburg. The kammérérite, of a beautiful fuchsia pink, is a chromian variety of clinochlore whose name comes the Greek “klino”, for its oblique axis tilted

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herderite crystal from Minas Gerais in Brazil

hydroxylherderite

Its name honors Siegmund August Wolfgang von Herder (1776-1838) who identified it. It is found associated with herderite, besides many specimens called herderite are actually of hydroxylherderite.

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cabochon of howlite

howlite

Discovered in 1868 in California, its name honors the Canadian chemist H. How (1828-1879). Its porosity allows the dye it, but only in blue to imitate the turquoise. Cabochon cut, in its natural color it is wrongly called “white turquoise”.

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herderite crystal from Minas Gerais in Brazil

herderite

Its name honors the German mining engineer von Herder (1776-1838).

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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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