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2. Goldstone (glass) - Wikipedia

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   Goldstone Goldstone glass under magnification. Goldstone is a type of glittering glass made in a low-oxygen reducing atmosphere.The finished product can take a smooth polish and be carved into beads, figurines, or other artifacts suitable for semiprecious stone, and in fact goldstone is often mistaken for or misrepresented as a natural material.

3. Aventurine - Wikipedia

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   Aventurine is used for a number of applications, including landscape stone, building stone, aquaria, monuments, and jewelry. Aventurine is a form of quartzite , characterised by its translucency and the presence of platy mineral inclusions that give it a shimmering or glistening effect termed aventurescence .

4. Aventurescence - Wikipedia

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   In aventurine quartz chrome-bearing fuchsite produces a green stone, and various iron oxides produce a red stone. The words aventurine and aventurescence derive from the Italian "a ventura", meaning "by chance". This is an allusion to the chance discovery of aventurine glass or goldstone at some point in the 18th century.

5. Moonstone (gemstone) - Wikipedia

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   In more recent history, moonstone became popular during the Art Nouveau period; French goldsmith René Lalique and many others created a large quantity of jewellery using this stone. [5] The moonstone is the Florida State Gemstone; it was designated as such in 1970 to commemorate the Moon landings, which took off from Kennedy Space Center ...

6. Sunstone - Wikipedia

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   Oregon Sunstone is unique in that crystals can be quite large. The copper leads to variant color within some stones, where turning one stone will result in manifold hues: the more copper within the stone, the darker the complexion. [9] On August 4, 1987, the Oregon State Legislature designated Oregon Sunstone as its state gemstone by joint ...

7. Could Matt Gaetz decide to keep his House seat? It's ... - AOL

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   Ever since Matt Gaetz resigned from the House — and subsequently withdrew his name from co n sideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general — questions have ...