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  2. Howlite - Wikipedia

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    Howlite is commonly used to make decorative objects such as small carvings or jewelry components. Because of its porous texture, howlite can be easily dyed to imitate other minerals, especially turquoise because of the superficial similarity of the veining patterns. Howlite is also sold in its natural state, sometimes under the trade names of ...

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

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    “Long prized for its healing properties, turquoise occurs naturally in several areas of the world, including the American southwest and Tibetan Plateau,” Salzer says. “Highly prized by ...

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  5. Chrysocolla - Wikipedia

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    Chrysocolla (/ ˌ k r ɪ s ə ˈ k ɒ l ə / KRIS-ə-KOL-ə) is a hydrous copper phyllosilicate mineral and mineraloid with the formula Cu 2 – x Al x (H 2 Si 2 O 5)(OH) 4 ⋅nH 2 O (x < 1) [1] or (Cu, Al)

  6. Henry How - Wikipedia

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    The mineral howlite is named for Henry How. In 1864 How published the description of a new zeolite mineral, that he named mordenite, from along the shores of the Bay of Fundy. [2] In 1868, he described a new borate mineral found just south of Windsor. [3] How named it silicoborocalcite but was renamed howlite in his honor by James Dwight Dana. [4]

  7. Lapidary - Wikipedia

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    The Old English Lapidary, for instance, detailed the healing properties of stones, reflecting the belief that gemstones could cure illnesses and provide spiritual protection. Kitson argues that lapidaries in this period served a dual purpose: they were not only scientific texts that described natural phenomena but also moral and religious ...

  8. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    In traditional herbalism, it was used as a remedy for toothache and nosebleeds [79] and as a vulnerary (used for or useful in healing wounds). [80] Ginkgo biloba: Ginkgo: The leaf extract has been used to treat asthma, bronchitis, fatigue, Alzheimer's and tinnitus. [81] Glechoma hederacea: Ground-ivy It has been used as a "lung herb". [82]

  9. 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."

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