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faceted hematite

hematite

It is also called blood or blood stone and his name probably comes from the fact that it turns blood red the cooling water when it is cut (from the Greek “haimatos” for blood). Note however a false-English friend: “bloodstone”, this English name is referred

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crystals of hedenbergite from Nordmarken Sweden

hedenbergite

Its name honors the Swedish mineralogist Ludwig Hedenberg. It is close to diopsides.

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greenokite from Bishoptown in Scotland

greenockite

Its name honors Lord Greenock, from Greenock in Scotland where it was discovered in 1840.

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emerald cut grandidierite

grandidierite

Discovered at Andrahomana, near Fort Dauphin in Madagascar. Its name honors the French explorer Alfred Grandidier (1836-1912).

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polished slice of goodletite from New Zeland

goodletite

This is a metamorphic rock composed of pink corundum (sapphire ruby almost) of margarite, of fuchsite with chromite and green tourmaline, its name honors William Goodlet. It is only found in southern New Zealand(Hokitika, Rimu). The name Goodletite refers only to this stone from New

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goethite and lepidocrocite inclusions in quartz from Brazil cushion cut

goethite

It is known and used since prehistory, prehistoric people used it as a pigment for paint in the caves, such as at Lascaux. It was identified in 1806 by the mineralogist Johann Georg Lenz (1748-1832) and its name honors the German writer Goethe. This is

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