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oval cut johachidolite from Mogok in Burma

johachidolite

It is named after the locality where it was discovered: Johachido District in North Korea. Recent discovery at Mogok in Burma of a variety of beautiful yellow-orange gem quality stones.

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blue jeremejevite from Erongo in Namibia

jeremejevite

It honors the Russian mineralogist Pavel Vladimirovich Jeremejev (1830-1899) who has identified it in 1883 in Siberia.

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jet ( ignite ) Zuni fetish from United States

jet

This is an organic material, a black variety of lignite containing 70% of carbon, resulting from the coalification of wood under anaerobic conditions (without oxygen) and under strong pressure, it is a fossil gem. Its name comes from old French “jayet” or “jaiet” or the

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imperial jade from Burma cut in cabochon

jade

In the nineteenth century, it was shown that the so-called “jade” actually consisted of two distinct minerals: The “Jadeite”, of the pyroxene family, is the hardest and most rare, it has a crystalline sound, its color varies from white to dark green, even lavender. The

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structure of an elephant tusk

ivory

Its name comes from the Latin ebur”, “eboris” which is an animal substance known since prehistoric times : the famous lady Brassempouy of the Saint-Germain-en-Laye Museum is famous worldwide, ivory has been used in antiquity, the middle ages, the renaissance period to the “art Deco”

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inderite crystal from Turkey

inderite

It owes its name to Lake Inder in Kazakhstan where it was discovered in 1937.

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