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heliodore crystal of Madagascar

beryl

In the family of beryls, the emerald is deep green (see emerald), the blue is aquamarine (see aquamarine). But there are other varieties with names related to their specific colors. The heliodor: its name comes from two Greek words, resulting in “gift of the sun”,

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pear cut benitoite from United States

benitoite

It was discovered in the early twentieth century by the San Benito river in San Benito County, California. Its color is very close to that of sapphire but its strong dichroism can easily distinguish it from sapphire, and even other blue stones.

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augelite crystals from Blow River in Yukon, Canada

augelite

Its name comes from the Greek “auge” which means bright, like the appearance of its cleavage.

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yellow aragonite of Czech Republic cushion cut

aragonite

Its name comes from the Spanish region of Aragon, Castille. Identified by Werner in 1797 is a calcium carbonate, like calcite, but crystallizes in another crystal system.

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square cut apophyllite of India

apophyllite

It was identified in 1806 by René Just Haüy, its name comes from the Greek “apophylliso” which means “exfoliates”, “that flakes “ … to heat, friction, acid. There are several varieties according to their chemical composition: rich in sodium, it is the natroapophyllite; rich in

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cushion cut green apatite

apatite

This is the most common phosphate found in nature, its name comes from the Greek “apatein” to deceive, referring to the long confusions made by Werner between this stone and emerald. This is the main constituent of bones and teeth in its hydroxylapatite form. It

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