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2. List of minerals - Wikipedia

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   Amethyst crystals – a purple quartz Apophyllite crystals sitting right beside a cluster of peachy bowtie stilbite Aquamarine variety of beryl with tourmaline on orthoclase Arsenopyrite from Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico Aurichalcite needles spraying out within a protected pocket lined by bladed calcite crystals Austinite from the Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico Ametrine ...

3. Prasiolite - Wikipedia

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   The word prasiolite literally means "scallion green-colored stone" and is derived from Greek πράσον prason meaning "leek" and λίθος lithos meaning "stone". The mineral was given its name due to its green-colored appearance. Natural prasiolite is a very light, translucent green. Darker green quartz is generally the result of ...

4. Elbaite - Wikipedia

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   Light blue to bluish green: Brazilian indicolite variety (from indigo) Green: Brazilian verdelite variety (from emerald ) Watermelon tourmaline is a zoned variety with a reddish center surrounded by a green outer zone resembling watermelon rind , evident in cross-sectional slices of prisms, often displaying curved sides.

5. Tourmaline - Wikipedia

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   Crystals may be green at one end and pink at the other, or green on the outside and pink inside; this type is called watermelon tourmaline and is prized in jewelry. An excellent example of watermelon tourmaline jewelry is a brooch piece (1969, gold, watermelon tourmaline, diamonds) by Andrew Grima (British, b.

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. Beryl - Wikipedia

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   Green-yellow beryl, such as that occurring in Brazil, is sometimes called chrysolite aquamarine. [18] The deep blue version of aquamarine is called maxixe [19] (pronounced mah-she-she). [20] Its color results from a radiation-induced color center. [21] Faceted aquamarine. The pale blue color of aquamarine is attributed to Fe 2+.