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![“ De Beers Centenary “ diamond](https://www.patrickvoillot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/centenary192.png)
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descloizite
Its name honors the French mineralogist Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817-1897), it was discovered in 1854 in the Sierra de Cordoba in Argentina. The best crystals are from Namibia. The mottramite is a vanadate of lead and copper.
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kyanite
Its name recalls its dominant color : blue in Greek (cyan). Sometimes colorless, but generally blue to bluish green, this gemstone has a hardness ranging, with its texture in plans, from 4.5 (direction of elongation) at 6 to 7 (perpendicular to the elongation). It also
![crocoite crystals from Tasmania Australia](https://www.patrickvoillot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/crocoite-cristaux-australie200.png)
![citrine from Brazil, oval cut](https://www.patrickvoillot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/citrine-quartz-ovale-bresil206.png)
![chondrodite of Pakistan baguette cut](https://www.patrickvoillot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/chondrodite-baguette-pakistan209.png)
chondrodite
Discovered in 1817, its name comes from the Greek “chondros” which means grain in connection with its well-formed crystals, isolated in the form of grains.