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emerald cut sellaite

sellaite

Discovered in France in 1868, it honors the name of the Italian mineralogist Quintino Sella (1827-1884). This is a fluoride such as fluorite, but of magnesium.

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scolecite cut in cabochon

scolecite

Discovered in 1813, it is part of the family of zeolites. Its name comes from the Greek “skolec” meaning worm, maggot, which would refer to the behavior of a needle crystal on a torch flame…

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schlossmacherite cut in cabochon

schlossmacherite

Discovered in 1980, its name honors the German gemologist Karl Schlossmacher.

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oval cut richterite from Mogok in Burma

richterite

Discovered in 1865, its name honors the German mineralogist Theodor Richter (1824-1898).

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rhodonite from Moro da Mina Lafaiete in Brazil pear cut

rhodonite

Its name comes from the Greek “rhodon” for “ rose “, as for rhodochrosite. dark pink color, light pink, with black dendritic inclusions of manganese oxide. Soluble in acids which discolor it, easily fuses with a torch. Varieties of colorful gems come from Australia and

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yellow rhodizite from Madagascar

rhodizite

Discovered in 1834, its name comes from the Greek “pink” because it has the property of coloring the torch flame in pink. It presents the phenomenon of piezoelectricity and pyro-electricity. The rhodizite is one of the poles a series dominated by potassium, the other pole

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