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  2. Ammolite - Wikipedia

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    Ammolite is an opal-like organic gemstone found primarily along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains of North America.It is commonly unearthed by natural erosion or through the process of various mining practices, within the perimeter of an ancient sea bed called the Western Interior Seaway. [2]

  3. Opal - Wikipedia

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    A Peruvian opal (also called blue opal) is a semi-opaque to opaque blue-green stone found in Peru, which is often cut to include the matrix in the more opaque stones. It does not display a play of color. Blue opal also comes from Oregon and Idaho in the Owyhee region, as well as from Nevada around the Virgin Valley. [16] Opal is also formed by ...

  4. Demantoid - Wikipedia

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    Demantoid is the green gemstone variety of the mineral andradite, a member of the garnet group of minerals. Andradite is a calcium- and iron-rich garnet. The chemical formula is Ca 3 Fe 2 (SiO 4) 3 with chromium substitution as the cause of the demantoid green color. Ferric iron is the cause of the yellow in the stone.

  5. Spectrolite - Wikipedia

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    Spectrolite exhibits a richer range of colors than other labradorites as for instance in Canada or Madagascar (which show mostly tones of blue-grey-green) and high labradorescence. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Due to the unique colors mined in Finland , spectrolite has become a brand name for material mined only there.

  6. Hyalite - Wikipedia

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    Hyalite is a transparent form of opal with a glassy lustre. It may exhibit an internal play of colors if natural inclusions are present. It is also called Muller's glass, water opal, and jalite. Müller's glass is named after its discoverer, Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein.

  7. Mining industry of Madagascar - Wikipedia

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    The EITI believes this because of the significant portion of illegal exports of gold. Looking into the future, the Plan d'action Madagascar 2007-2012 predicts that the mining proportion of the GDP will increase to 30% as Madagascar shifts from a mainly artisanal and small-scale based mining industry to a large-scale public-private industry. [12]

  8. 12 snacks children around the world leave for Santa Claus - AOL

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    In the US, it's common for children to leave Santa Claus milk and cookies. But this tradition looks different for children around the world. In Ireland, some families leave Santa a pint of Guinness.

  9. Opalescence - Wikipedia

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    In contrast, common opal does not display an iridescence, but often exhibits a hazy sheen of light from within the stone – the phenomenon that gemologists strictly term as opalescence. [5] This milky sheen displayed by opal is a form of adularescence .

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