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barytocalcite crystals of Mont St.-Hilaire, Canada

barytocalcite

Discovered in 1824 in England, it was named after its composition, it contains barium as much as barite and it is a carbonate (calcium, as calcite, but with the addition of barium).

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baddeleyite of Sri Lanka trillion cut

baddeleyite

Its name honors Joseph Baddeley, who identified it in 1892 in some samples coming from Sri Lanka. This is the basic material used to manufacture synthetic zirconium oxide by the method of autocreuset to 2750 ° C.

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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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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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