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emerald cut davidite

davidite

Discovered at Radium Hill Mine in Australia, its name honors the Australian geologist Edgeworth David (1858-1934). It contains uranium and so is naturally radioactive.

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yellow datolite from Russia oval cut

datolite

Its name comes from Greek by illustrating its ability to “split” into pieces when massive datolite aggregates are broken. A rock rarely found in a gem form, it is often associated with zeolites in basalt cavities.

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red cuprite from Namibia oval cut

cuprite

Its name comes from the Latin “Cuprum” which means copper, it was discovered by von Haidinger in 1845. The chaloctrichite is a form that looks like thin hair hence the name derived from Greek (copper hair). There are massive varieties mixed with chrysocolla and tenorite

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rose carved in coral from Torre del Greco, Italy

coral

For the geologist, the mineralogist and the gemologist, it is neither a mineral or a fossil, or even a rock. This is the central limestone axis around which small polyps have developed, they secrete it and shelter there. These are animals of the Coelenterata phylum

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colemanite crystal from California in U.S.

colemanite

It pays tribute to W. Coleman (1824-1893), founder of the borax industry in California.

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cinnabar crystals from China

cinnabar

Its name comes from the Persian “zinjifrah” or Latin “cinnabaris” … It is known since antiquity, it was described by Theophrastus in 315 BC. It was used as a red pigment. This is the main ore of mercury, all the mercury compounds are highly toxic.

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