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Names) :
Epidote: Unakite.
Etymology:
Epidote: From the Greek epidosis = "complement" (Häuy, 1801) or "increases" because the base of the prism has one side longer...
Apache Tear Obsidian
Color & appearance:
Fairly translucent black, allows light to pass through. May have slightly iridescent reflections inside.
Apache Tears are a ...
Presentation :
Carnelian is a red variety of chalcedony, which is itself a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz. The formula of this mineral family is SiO2. Carnelian owes its color to hematit...
Presentation :
Carnelian is a red variety of chalcedony, which is itself a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz. The formula of this mineral family is SiO2. Carnelian owes its color to hematit...
Presentation :
Names) :
Hematite.
Etymology:
From the Greek haima=blood (Pliny) probably due to the red line color and/or the red color when observed in transmission.
Grou...
Green Opal from the Andes:
THE basic virtues:
Stimulates the pineal and pituitary glands
Beneficial for eyesight
Emotional balancer
Stimulates the production of white blood cells
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