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A crypto-crystalline sub-species of quartz. It is generally of a milky brown colour, but there are also rarer blue (blue chalcedony), green ...
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What is the Birthstone for December? Giving a piece of jewelry containing a birthstone gem will bring the wearer with good luck and prote...
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Sillimanite is formed from aluminum silicate and is a transparent to translucent mineral ranging from white to gray, brown and green. It is ...
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This is a variety of chrysoberyl, like cat's eye, distinguished by a play. of colours which has earned it the name of "chameleon st...
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A variety of corundum, like ruby and sapphire, which could be considered a precious stone as it is, in reality, an orange sapphire. It is vi...
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Charoite is known for its primal power. It is a mineral, an unusual of rare occurrence, in the monoclinic crystal system. An opaque gemstone...
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This name is often erroneously applied to the alabaster, calcite and aragonite used in the manufacture of souvenirs and other ornamental obj...
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Fluorite, a transparent and translucent stone which mean 'to flow' in Latin. The term 'florescent' also has been derived fro...
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Tiger's Eye, much like the eyes of a female cat, glitters with a small ray of light on the surface. This property of stone is known as c...
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The definition "jade" is used to define two minerals of similar appearance but different chemical composition: nephrite, a calcium...
