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nepheline fancy cut

nepheline

Its name comes from the Greek “nephele” which means cloud because when placed in a strong acid it takes this cloudiness

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emerald cut natrolite from Russia

natrolite

This is a zeolite, its name comes from the Latin “natron” which means sodium, it has been identified by Klaproth in 1803. Mooraboolite is a variety rich in potassium. Galactite a variety rich in calcium.

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muscovite crystals from Afghanistan

muscovite

Discovered by the famous mineralogist James Dwight Dana in 1850, it owes its name to the “glass of Moscow” (vitrum muscoviticum), as the large plates, heat-resistant were used as windows for stoves and furnaces in this region. The hardness varies from one to two depending

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oval cut montebrasite from Brazil

montebrasite

Close to amblygonite, ows its name to Montebras in France, in the Creuse. The majority of gems called “amblygonite” are chemically closer to the “ montebrasite “.

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monazite pear cut

monazite

Its name comes from the Greek, meaning “alone”, because its crystals are found isolated on the rock or some other mineral, and plus it is a rare mineral. This mineral contains thorium and is naturally radioactive.

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yellow cushion cut tectite from Lybia

moldavite

This is actually one kind of tektite: these are fragments of terrestrial rocks melted by the impact of a large meteorite, their name coming from the Greek “têktos”, to melt, which were first found on the Vltava River a river of the Czech Republic, since

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