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2. North Star Mine and Powerhouse - Wikipedia

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   The North Star Mine and Powerhouse are located on Lafayette Hill a short distance south of Grass Valley in the U.S. state of California. It was the second largest producer of gold during California's Gold Rush. [1] In 1898, the largest Pelton wheel for its time was built for the mine. [2][3] The North Star Mine Company also owned locations on ...

3. Star Roses and Plants/Conard-Pyle - Wikipedia

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   Star Roses and Plants/Conard-Pyle. Star Roses and Plants/Conard-Pyle, [1] is a horticultural products company, based in West Grove, Pennsylvania since 1855. The company introduced the Peace rose to America from Europe, and always specialized in rose production, but at one time, they were the leading Canna grower and hybridizer in the United States.

4. Asterism (gemology) - Wikipedia

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   A purple-pink star sapphire displaying asterism in a platinum ring. An asterism (from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) 'star' and -ism) is a star-shaped concentration of light reflected or refracted from a gemstone. It can appear when a suitable stone is cut en cabochon (i.e. shaped and polished, not faceted). A gemstone that exhibits this ...

5. Desert rose (crystal) - Wikipedia

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   A desert rose is an intricate rose -like formation of crystal clusters of gypsum or baryte, which include abundant sand grains. [1] The "petals" are crystals flattened on the c axis, fanning open in radiating clusters. The rosette crystal habit tends to occur when the crystals form in arid sandy conditions, [1] such as the evaporation of a ...

6. Bannerstone - Wikipedia

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   Bannerstone, Ferruginous quartz, 2nd millennium BC. Found in Illinois. Bannerstones are artifacts usually found in the Eastern United States that are characterized by a centered hole in a symmetrically shaped carved or ground stone. The holes are typically 1⁄4 " to 3⁄4 " in diameter and extend through a raised portion centered in the stone.

7. Crystal healing - Wikipedia

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   Crystal healing is a pseudoscientific alternative-medicine practice that uses semiprecious stones and crystals such as quartz, agate, amethyst or opal. Adherents of the practice claim that these have healing powers, but there is no scientific basis for this claim. [1][2][3] Practitioners of crystal healing believe they can boost low energy ...