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meershaum pipe from Turkey

meerschaum

This is a silicate in the form of tiny crystals assembled in concretions in highly porous aggregates. This porosity allows it to float, it hardens as it dries. Its name, sepiolite, it has been awarded by the German mineralogist E. F. Glocker, that determined the

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durangite crystals from Mexico

durangite

Found in 1869 owes its name to the site of Durango in Mexico

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oval cut dolomite from Brazil

dolomite

Identified by de Saussure in 1792, its name honors the French mineralogist Dolomieu. Very common mineral, especially as gangue in the ore deposits. Not to be confused with dolostone which is a rock composed of dolomite.

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yellow green diopside from Sri Lanka cushion cut

diopside

Its name comes from the Greek, “two” and “appearance” because of the double surface appearance of the prism when it is crystallized. Diopside is also “starred”, “shimmering” and the chromite variety, gemstone essentially coming from Russia, is emerald green. A deposit in Piedmont( Italy )

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diaspore from Turkey

diaspore

Discovered in 1801 in the Urals in Russia, its name comes from the Greek word “diaspora”, meaning “disperse” because when heated with a blowtorch it explodes and disperses into small particles. It is a component of earthy bauxite, but is found in gem quality in

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“ De Beers Centenary “ diamond

diamond

This gem, the best known and most prestigious, is named after its hardness, “adamant” in Greek, which means unconquerable because there are no known naturally occurring minerals that are harder than it. Pure and white, it has an incomparable brilliance, and it sparkles in all

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