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  2. Tourmaline - Wikipedia

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    Tourmaline was sometimes called the "Ceylonese Magnet" because it could attract and then repel hot ashes due to its pyroelectric properties. [ 5 ] Tourmalines were used by chemists in the 19th century to polarize light by shining rays onto a cut and polished surface of the gem.

  3. Pegmatite - Wikipedia

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    Quartz crystals with masses measured in thousands of pounds [5] and micas over 10 meters (33 ft) across and 4 meters (13 ft) thick have been found. [8] Spodumene crystals over 12 meters (40 ft) long have been found in the Black Hills of South Dakota , and beryl crystals 8.2 meters (27 ft) long and 1.8 meters (6 ft) in diameter have been found ...

  4. List of minerals by optical properties - Wikipedia

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    Optical properties of common minerals Name Crystal system Indicatrix Optical sign Birefringence Color in plain polars Anorthite: Triclinic: Biaxial (-) 0.013

  5. Quartz - Wikipedia

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    Quartz is, therefore, classified structurally as a framework silicate mineral and compositionally as an oxide mineral. Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in Earth's continental crust, behind feldspar. [10] Quartz exists in two forms, the normal α-quartz and the high-temperature β-quartz, both of which are chiral. The transformation ...

  6. Gemstone - Wikipedia

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    Paraiba Tourmaline has become one of the most popular gemstones in recent times thanks to its color and is considered to be one of the important gemstones after rubies, emeralds, and sapphires according to Gübelin Gemlab. Even though it is a tourmaline, Paraiba Tourmaline is one of the most expensive gemstones. [31]

  7. Gemstones of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    A large variety of minerals and gemstones are found in these mountains: emerald and tourmaline are found in the north, and garnet and quartz are found in the Bajaur and South Waziristan agencies. Department of Minerals is the government department working for the exploration and development of the mining industry in the region.

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