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2. List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

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   ^ Florida's state gem, moonstone, was adopted to highlight Florida's role in the United States' Lunar program, which landed the first astronauts on the Moon. [81] ^ Since 1983, Massachusetts has had 3 other official state rocks: State Historical Rock (Plymouth Rock), State Explorer Rock (Dighton Rock), and State Building and Monument Stone . In ...

3. List of Hartford County towns and villages - Wikipedia

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   Birchwood. Bishop's Corner (a neighborhood of West Hartford) Bloomfield (Town) Blue Hills (a village of Bloomfield) Brainerd Park. Breakneck. Bristol (City) Broad Acres. Broad Brook.

4. List of counties in Connecticut - Wikipedia

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   There are eight counties in the U.S. state of Connecticut . Four of the counties – Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven and New London – were created in 1666, shortly after the Connecticut Colony and the New Haven Colony combined. Windham and Litchfield counties were created later in the colonial era, while Middlesex and Tolland counties were ...

5. Antwerp diamond district - Wikipedia

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   Antwerp's diamond district, also known as the Diamond Quarter ( Diamantkwartier ), and dubbed the Square Mile, [ 1] is an area within the city of Antwerp, Belgium. It consists of several square blocks covering an area of about one square mile. While as of 2012, much of the gem cutting and polishing work historically done in the neighborhood had ...

6. Gemological Institute of America - Wikipedia

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   The Gemological Institute of America ( GIA) is a nonprofit institute based in Carlsbad, California. It is dedicated to research and education in the field of gemology and the jewelry arts. [ 1] Founded in 1931, GIA's mission is to protect buyers and sellers of gemstones by setting and maintaining the standards used to evaluate gemstone quality.

7. Gemstone - Wikipedia

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   Gemstone. Group of precious and semiprecious stones—both uncut and faceted—including ( clockwise from top left) diamond, uncut synthetic sapphire, ruby, uncut emerald, and amethyst crystal cluster. A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, semiprecious stone, or simply gem) is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut or ...