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Jasper (variety of chalcedony): Orbicular Jasper, Bloodstone Jasper, Leopard Jasper, etc.
Etymology:
From Greek and Latin iaspis.
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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...
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Fluorite* / Fluorite.
Etymology :
From Latin fluere = to flow (Napione 1797).
Color :
Colorless, White, Yellow, Dark Yellow, Orange, Apple G...
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Prehnite.
Etymology:
Named after the Dutch colonel H. von Prehn (1.733-1785) who discovered the mineral. (Werner, 1790).
Color :
Colorless, White,...
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Rhodonite.
Etymology :
From the Greek rhodon = rose (Jasche, 1819).
Band :
Mineral belonging to the silicate group and the pyroxenoid fam...
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Malachite.
Etymology:
From the Greek mallow relating to the name of an herb in allusion to color.
Color :
Generally dark green to green but als...
