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2. Howlite - Wikipedia

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   Howlite is commonly used to make decorative objects such as small carvings or jewelry components. Because of its porous texture, howlite can be easily dyed to imitate other minerals, especially turquoise because of the superficial similarity of the veining patterns. Howlite is also sold in its natural state, sometimes under the trade names of ...

3. Turquoise - Wikipedia

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   Gilson turquoise is made in both a uniform colour and with black "spiderweb matrix" veining not unlike the natural Nevada material. The most common imitation of turquoise encountered today is dyed howlite and magnesite, both white in their natural states, and the former also having natural (and convincing) black veining similar to that of ...

4. Chrysocolla - Wikipedia

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   Chrysocolla exhibits a wide range of Mohs hardness ranging from 2 through 7, which is dependent on the amount of silica incorporated into the stone when it is forming. Generally, dark navy blue chrysocolla is too soft to be used in jewelry, while cyan, green, and blue-green chrysocolla can have a hardness approaching 6, similar to turquoise.

5. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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   Eilat stone; Epidosite; Glimmerite; Goldstone (glittering glass) Tiger's eye; Helenite (artificial glass made from volcanic ash) Iddingsite; Kimberlite; Lamproite; Lapis lazuli; Libyan desert glass; Llanite; Maw sit sit; Moldavite; Obsidian; Apache tears; Pallasite; Peridotite (also known as olivinite) Siilinjärvi carbonatite; Soapstone (also ...

6. Why the blowout jobs report is tanking stocks and sending ...

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   Stocks and bonds are tumbling after the December jobs report came in much stronger than expected. Nonfarm-payroll additions smashed forecasts, while the US unemployment rate unexpectedly fell.

7. NFL playoff watchability rankings: Which wild-card game is best?

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   The NFL's six wild-card games feature some potentially entertaining affairs – and maybe a few duds along the way to boot.