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descloizite rectangular cut

descloizite

Its name honors the French mineralogist Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817-1897), it was discovered in 1854 in the Sierra de Cordoba in Argentina. The best crystals are from Namibia. The mottramite is a vanadate of lead and copper.

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chondrodite of Pakistan baguette cut

chondrodite

Discovered in 1817, its name comes from the Greek “chondros” which means grain in connection with its well-formed crystals, isolated in the form of grains.

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childrenite fancy cut

childrenite

Discovered in 1823, its name honors the English mineralogist John George Children (1777-1852). It is very close to the eosphorite and in its chemical composition iron is the dominant on manganese, unlike eosphorite where manganese is dominating.

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drop cabochon of charoite from Russia

charoite

Long known for its “magic”virtues, its name derives from the translation of its name in Russian. It would have been studied in Russia in the 1940s but hasn’t been identified as a new species until 1978 and since then known worldwide ..

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blue celestite of Madagascar emerald cut

celestine

Its name comes from the Latin “caelestis”, which refers to its heavenly blue sky, it was assigned by Werner in 1798.

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azurite from Morocco oval cut

azurite

Discovered in 1824 by Beudant Chessy-les-Mines in France, azurite takes its name from its azure blue. It has been known since antiquity, it is a copper carbonate, which effervesces with acids. It is often associated with malachite, green, in copper deposits, as azurite turns into

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