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2. Alunite - Wikipedia

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   Alunite crystals morphologically are rhombohedra with interfacial angles of 90° 50', causing them to resemble cubes. Crystal symmetry is trigonal. Minute glistening crystals have also been found loose in cavities in altered rhyolite. Alunite varies in color from white to yellow gray.

3. Serpierite - Wikipedia

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   Serpierite is a hydrated sulfate with the formula Ca(Cu,Zn) 4 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 ·3H 2 O [5] with molar mass 644.32 g [3] and calculated density 3.08 g/cm 3. [6] It belongs to the monoclinic crystal system, point group 2/m and space group C2/c. [6] It is pseudo-orthorhombic [7] and isostructural with aldridgeite.

4. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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   Actinolite. Nephrite (var.); Adamite; Aegirine; Afghanite; Agrellite; Algodonite; Alunite; Amblygonite; Analcime; Anatase; Andalusite. Chiastolite; Andesine ...

5. Taaffeite - Wikipedia

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   Taaffeite (/ ˈ t ɑː f aɪ t /; BeMgAl 4 O 8) is a mineral, named after its discoverer Richard Taaffe (1898–1967) who found the first sample, a cut and polished gem, in October 1945 in a jeweler's shop in Dublin, Ireland.

6. 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.

7. Lapidary medicine - Wikipedia

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   Lapidary medicine is a pseudoscientific concept based on the belief that gemstones have healing properties. The source of the idea of lapidary medicine stems from information found in lapidaries, books giving "information about the properties and virtues of precious and semi-precious stones."

8. Mortgage and refinance rates for Dec. 20, 2024: Average ... - AOL

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   Daily average mortgage rates on popular terms are rising as of Friday, December 20, 2024, with sharp moves higher for 30-year terms edging closer to 6.90% — an average 20 basis points higher ...

9. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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   The plant has been used for centuries in the South Pacific to make a ceremonial drink with sedative and anesthetic properties, with potential for causing liver injury. [117] Piscidia erythrina / Piscidia piscipula: Jamaica dogwood: The plant is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of insomnia and anxiety, despite serious safety ...