Here are listed all brown or brown colored stones such as Brown Jasper, Stromatolite, Septaria, Fossil Wood, Moquis-balls, Aragonite, Andalusite or Chiastolite, Staurolite or Staurodite...
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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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Zircon.
Etymology:
Zircon: From cerkonier, term used by German jewelers, which later became cirkon, then zirkon (Werner, 1783) | Hyacinth: From Latin hya...
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Topaz: Imperial topaz, Sherry topaz.
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Topaz: Named for the island of Topasos, in the Red Sea (Boodt, 1636).
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Colorless, Yellow...
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Astrophyllite.
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From the Greek άστρον ("astron") to "star" and φύλλον ("phyllon") to "leaf", alluding to its habit of star-shaped vaporizati...
Moqui Balls
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Moqui balls (Mochi) - So-called shaman's stone from Arizona. Mainly made of iron and sandstone, round, ball-shaped stones, brown in color, they contain c...
The origin of the stone, like its name, comes from India. The word “lingam” represents the masculine attribute (symbol of creation) and Shiva is a Hindu god. The Shiva lingam is therefore a sacr...
