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manganotantalite rectangular cut

tantalite

In the family of colombo – tantalites the tantalites can be high in iron or manganese. The iron-rich variety is sometimes called niobite. The rich in manganese, manganotantalite.

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crystallized talc from Luzenac in Arriege in France

talc

Its name comes from Arabic or Persian “Talq” which means pure, probably because of its powder. It has been known since antiquity. The light green soapstone (steatite) has been confused with jade, but it has not its hardness. This is number 1 in the standard

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sugilite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari in South Africa, cabochon cut

sugilite

It was discovered in 1944 in Japan, its name honors the Japanese geologist Ken-ichi Sugi (1901-1948) who has identified it. But it was not until the late 1970s that a purple manganiferous variety from South Africa has been used in jewelry. There is also another

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staurolite from Brazil oval cut

staurolite

It is named after his twins very frequently cross-shaped: the twin cross of St. Andrew (60 degrees) and that of the Greek cross (90 degrees), in Greek “stauros” means cross and “lithos”, stone, hence its name “cross stone”. Another twin “in wheel”shape exists in the

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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 In its formula sulfur has been replaced by chlorine, and has an amazing

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smithsonite cut in cabochon

smithsonite

Name honoring James Smithson (1765-1829), founder of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington (USA). It is also called bonamite.

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