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2. Moonstone (gemstone) - Wikipedia

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   Moonstone cabochon. The most common moonstone is of the orthoclase feldspar mineral adularia, named for an early mining site near Mt. Adular in Switzerland, now the town of St. Gotthard. [1] [better source needed] A solid solution of the plagioclase feldspar oligoclase +/− the potassium feldspar orthoclase also produces moonstone specimens.

3. Selenite (mineral) - Wikipedia

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   Selenite, satin spar, desert rose, and gypsum flower are crystal habit varieties of the mineral gypsum.. All varieties of gypsum, including selenite and alabaster, are composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate (meaning that it has two molecules of water), with the chemical formula CaSO 4 ·2H 2 O. Selenite contains no selenium – The similar names both derive from Greek selḗnē (σελήνη ...

4. 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 ...

5. Gemstone Meanings: Power and Significance of the 25 Most ...

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   Moonstone “Often associated with the divine feminine and new beginnings, the light-reflecting qualities of this milky blue-white-silvery gemstone certainly embody the look and feel of the moon ...

6. Belomorite - Wikipedia

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   Belomorite (Russian: Беломори́т — from the toponym), [2] sometimes peristerite or moonstone, also murchisonite, Ceylon opal, hecatolite — a decorative variety of albite of white or light gray color with a distinct iridescence effect.

7. 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 ...