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  2. Enhydro agate - Wikipedia

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    The agate has a hollow center, partially containing water. Enhydro agates can also contain debris or petroleum. Because the cavity is not full, the agate can produce sound from being shaken. Agates vary in size. The largest recorded agate was found in Fuxin City, China, with a diameter of 63 cm (24.8 in) and weighing 310 kg (683 lbs). [4]

  3. Agate - Wikipedia

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    Agate (/ ˈ æ ɡ ɪ t / AG-it) is a variety of chalcedony, [1] which comes in a wide variety of colors. Agates are primarily formed within volcanic and metamorphic rocks.The ornamental use of agate was common in ancient Greece, in assorted jewelry and in the seal stones of Greek warriors, [2] while bead necklaces with pierced and polished agate date back to the 3rd millennium BCE in the Indus ...

  4. Unakite - Wikipedia

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    First found in the United States, unakite has a worldwide distribution, having also been reported in South Africa, Sierra Leone, Brazil, China, India and Australia. Some material labeled unakite lacks the feldspar and is more properly called epidosite, and is also used as beads and cabochons.

  5. Chrysoberyl - Wikipedia

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    When found in such placers, it will have rounded edges instead of sharp, wedge-shape forms. Much of the chrysoberyl mined in Brazil and Sri Lanka is recovered from placers, as the host rocks have been intensely weathered and eroded. If the pegmatite fluid is rich in beryllium, crystals of beryl or chrysoberyl could form.

  6. Quartz - Wikipedia

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    Agate is a variety of chalcedony that is fibrous and distinctly banded with either concentric or horizontal bands. [34] While most agates are translucent, onyx is a variety of agate that is more opaque, featuring monochromatic bands that are typically black and white. [35] Carnelian or sard is a red-orange, translucent variety of chalcedony.

  7. Brazilianite - Wikipedia

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    Brazilianite, whose name derives from its country of origin, Brazil, is a typically yellow-green phosphate mineral, most commonly found in phosphate-rich pegmatites.. It occurs in the form of perfect crystals grouped in druses, in pegmatites, and is often of precious-stone quality.

  8. The symbolism and meaning behind different engagement ring shapes

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    VRAI shares what the most popular diamond shapes for engagement rings mean, plus tips to choose the best one for your partner.

  9. Geology of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Formed between the Mesozoic and Cenozoic, Brazil has numerous offshore basins that contain oil, related to the rifting of the Atlantic Ocean. The Sergipe-Alagoas Basin is an example of Aptian age shale, conglomerate and sandstone deposited in the final phase of rifting, while the Miranga, Aracas, Dom Joao and Agua Grande fields reflect mid ...