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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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blue hemimorphite cabochon from D.R.Congo

hemimorphite

Its name comes from the Greek “hemi,” half and “morpho” to form, due to the different shape of the tip of its doubly terminated crystals. It was identified by Kenngott in 1853. There is a “matrix” form blue and banded. As Tourmaline it presents the

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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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gypsum crystals from Spain

gypsum

The exact origin of his name still appears uncertain. The Greek word “gypsos”, meaning “plaster”, and would decompose into “ge” for “ stone “, and “Ipson” for “burn”. The origin of the word would rather be Semitic. In Latin, gypsum, in old French was called

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hessonite garnet from Sri Lanka

grossular

Its name recalls the color of the gooseberry. Hessonite variety: it is the most renowned, also known as cinnamon stone or garnet hyacinth, name not to be used, it is a variety of grossular of dark orange color. Tsavorite: variety of grossular going from green

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emerald cut grandidierite

grandidierite

Discovered at Andrahomana, near Fort Dauphin in Madagascar. Its name honors the French explorer Alfred Grandidier (1836-1912).

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