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cushion cut sphalerite from Picos de Europa, Santander in Spain

sphalerite

Its name comes from the Greek “sphaleros” meaning traitor, deceitful, because in its black variety it looked like galena but did not release lead during fusion … and because of its brightness was also confused with the diamond. It is the major ore of zinc.

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spessartine mandarine garnet oval cut

spessartine

Its name comes from the cottage of Spessar sur- le -Main in Bavaria. The finest ones come from Africa, in Namibia, from a recently discovered deposit that produced the famous “tangerine”garnets, of a very bright color and a beautiful shine, and that seems exhausted. The

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cabochon of sogdianite

sogdianite

Discovered in 1968 in Tajikistan, it owes its name to Sogdiana, who is the former name of this Central Asian region.

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cabochon of hackmanite from Afghanistan

sodalite

This is a feldspathoid, his name refers to its high sodium content. Its purplish-blue color is often streaked with white feldspar veinlets. The Hackmanite is a pink-purple variety discovered in Quebec, Canada. In its formula sulfur has been replaced by chlorine, and has an amazing

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simpsonite from Brazil oval cut

simpsonite

It was discovered in Australia and its name honors the Australian mineralogist Edward Sydney Simpson (1875-1939).

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siderite round cut

siderite

Its name comes from the Greek “sideros” which means iron, it was called the iron spar. It was identified by von Haidinger in 1845.

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