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  2. Amber - Wikipedia

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    Amber has long been used in folk medicine for its purported healing properties. [71] Amber and extracts were used from the time of Hippocrates in ancient Greece for a wide variety of treatments through the Middle Ages and up until the early twentieth century. [72] Traditional Chinese medicine uses amber to "tranquilize the mind". [73]

  3. Mexican amber - Wikipedia

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    Colors vary from white to yellow/orange to a deep red, but there are also green and pink tones as well. Since pre-Hispanic times, native peoples have believed amber to have healing and protective qualities. [citation needed] The largest amber mine is in Simojovel, a small village 130 km from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, which produces 95% of Chiapas ...

  4. Thermodynamic databases for pure substances - Wikipedia

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    Row 21. Values of the seven parameters for the fifth ΔG° form equation; temperature limit for the equation. Most computerized databases will create a table of thermodynamic values using the values from the datafile. For MgCl 2 (c,l,g) at 1 atm pressure: Thermodynamic properties table for MgCl 2 (c,l,g), from the FREED datafile. Some values ...

  5. Dominican amber - Wikipedia

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    There are three main sites in the Dominican Republic where amber is found: La Cordillera Septentrional, in the north, and Bayaguana and Sabana de la Mar, in the east.In the northern area, the amber-bearing unit is formed of clastic rocks, washed down with sandstone fragments and other sediments that accumulated in a deltaic environment, even in water of some depth.

  6. Gemstones in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    The identification of taršīš as amber is supported by the description of the stone in Daniel 10:6 as luminous and warm-colored, coinciding with archaeological evidence of Baltic amber's presence in the ancient Levant during the relevant time period. Unlike other proposed identifications (such as chrysolite, topaz, or tiger's eye), amber was ...

  7. Gemstone - Wikipedia

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    Gemstone pricing and value are governed by factors and characteristics in the quality of the stone. These characteristics include clarity, rarity, freedom from defects, the beauty of the stone, as well as the demand for such stones. There are different pricing influencers for both colored gemstones, and for diamonds.

  8. List of types of amber - Wikipedia

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    Spanish amber- amber from Northern and Eastern Spain, Cretaceous (Albian) in age. Sri Lankan amber - found in sea coast in a very small quantity also called Indian amber or Indian sea amber. Sumatran amber - found in Jambi, Indonesia this amber is a young amber, typically falling in the 20-30 million year age range.

  9. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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    Calcite. Manganoan calcite (var.); Caledonite; Canasite; Cancrinite. Vishnevite; Carletonite; Carnallite; Cassiterite; Catapleiite; Cavansite; Celestite; Ceruleite ...