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anhortite crystal from Anhui in China

anorthite

Discovered on the Vesuvius (Italy) in 1823 by the mineralogist Rose, its name comes from the Greek “not straight” in relation to its triclinic crystals. It is the calcium end member of the albite-anorthite series of the family of plagioclase feldspar.

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emerald cut anhydrite from Iran

anhydrite

Identified by Werner in 1804, its name comes from the Greek “anhydros” which means without water, as opposed to gypsum, which contains it. A blue variety that comes from Peru is called Angelite. Another variety from Italy (Costa Volpino in Lombardy) is called vulpinite.

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oval cut andalusite of Brazil

andalusite

Identified by Delametherie in 1798, it was named after a Spanish province, Andalusia, where it was found, near Almeria. Chiastolite the variety, also known as “Stone Cross” is a variety of opaque white to gray andalusite, which comes in elongated prisms which, when cut perpendicular

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emerald cut analcime

analcime

Identified in 1797 by René Just Haüy, its name comes from the Greek “analkimos” which means “weak -that has no force”. It is one example of a mineral that crystallizes in several crystal systems according to the order taken by its atoms …. it can

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cut almandite garnet

almandite

It is the most well-known and widely distributed garne, named after its locality Alabandicus or Alabanda, a town in Asia Minor, currently in Turkey.Since Antiquity Pliny the Elder used to qualified it as gem. It was once known as carbuncle, an archaic name given to

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oval cut albite

albite

Found in 1815, it name comes from the Latin “albus”, white. It is the sodium end member of the albite-anorthite series of the plagioclase group. It is a very common and widespread mineral. The peristerite shows phenomenon of adularescence same as moonstone.

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