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Tiger's Eye (variety of quartz)
Etymology:
Tiger's Eye: Based on the characteristic color and appearance.
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Quartz Family (Microc...
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Turquoise
Etymology:
Named from the French "turques" or "turquois" meaning "Turkish", the original material found on the southern slopes of the Al-Mirsah-...
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Carnelian is a red variety of chalcedony, which itself is a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz. The formula for this family of minerals is SiO2. Carnelian owes its color to he...
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Name :
Aventurine and Aventurine Quartz: (Variety of Quartz or Quartzite)
Etymology:
From Italian avventura = chance | NB: "Aventurine", when written alone, descri...
