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shungite from Russia cut in cabochon

shungite

This is a carbon compound, formed from plankton fossils dating back 2 billion years. It is composed of assemblies of carbon atoms (60 to 70) in the form of football ball, called fullerenes. Its name comes from the region where it is extracted, “shunga” in

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emerald cut shortite

shortite

Discovered in 1939, it honors the name of American mineralogist Maxwell Naylor Short (1889-1952).

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shomiokite fancy cut

shomiokite

Discovered in the Kola Peninsula, near the river Shomiok that gave it its name.

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African serpentine oval cut

serpentine

Serpentine, or rather the serpentines, is a group of over 20 minerals quite difficult to differentiate the one from the other, the best known of whom are : antigorite, chrysotile and lizardite. These Phyllosilicates are weathering products of magnesium silicates. The Ophite, sometimes called “ophite

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serandite from Quebec in Canada cabochon cut

serandite

found in 1931, it honors the african mineralogist J.M. Serand

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senarmontite fancy cut

senarmontite

Discovered in 1851 at Djebel Haminate, in the area of Constantine in Algeria, its name honors the mineralogist Henri Hureau de Senarmont (1808-1862).

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