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2. Tourmaline - Wikipedia

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   Today this tourmaline locality (type locality for dravite) at Dobrova (near Dravograd), is a part of the Republic of Slovenia. [9] Tschermak gave this tourmaline the name dravite, for the Drava river area, which is the district along the Drava River (in German: Drau, in Latin: Drave) in Austria and Slovenia.

3. Elbaite - Wikipedia

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   As a gemstone, elbaite is a desirable member of the tourmaline group because of the variety and depth of its colours and quality of the crystals. Originally discovered on the island of Elba , Italy in 1913, it has since been found in many parts of the world.

4. Luxullianite - Wikipedia

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   Luxullianite (also known as luxulyanite or luxulianite) is a rare type of porphyritic tournalinized granite, notable for the presence of clusters of radially-arranged acicular tourmaline crystals enclosed by phenocrysts of orthoclase and quartz in a matrix of quartz, tourmaline, alkali feldspar, brown mica, and cassiterite.

5. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of gemstones, organized by species and types ... Tourmaline subgroup: Achroite (var.) Chrome ... Metal-coated crystals hyped as rainbow quartz; Lab spinel;

6. 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 ...

7. 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 ...