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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. 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 ...

  4. Pachyphytum oviferum - Wikipedia

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    Pachyphytum oviferum, the sugaralmond plant or moonstone, is a species of plant in the genus Pachyphytum. The meaning of the name Pachyphytum oviferum is thick plant bearing eggs . It comes from Mexico , in the rocky cliffs of the state of San Luis Potosi at 1200 meters altitude.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Moon rock - Wikipedia

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    Moon rocks on Earth come from four sources: those collected by six United States Apollo program crewed lunar landings from 1969 to 1972; those collected by three Soviet uncrewed Luna probes in the 1970s; those collected by the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program's uncrewed probes; and rocks that were ejected naturally from the lunar surface before falling to Earth as lunar meteorites.

  7. Sandakada pahana - Wikipedia

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    Sandakada Pahana, also known as Moonstone, is a unique feature of the architecture of ancient Sri Lanka. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is an elaborately carved semi-circular stone slab, usually placed at the bottom of staircases and entrances.

  8. Orthoclase - Wikipedia

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    Orthoclase, or orthoclase feldspar (endmember formula K Al Si 3 O 8), is an important tectosilicate mineral which forms igneous rock.The name is from the Ancient Greek for "straight fracture", because its two cleavage planes are at right angles to each other.

  9. Genesis Rock - Wikipedia

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    The Genesis Rock (sample 15415) is a sample of Moon rock retrieved by Apollo 15 astronauts James Irwin and David Scott in 1971 during the second lunar EVA, at Spur crater on Earth's Moon. With a mass of c. 270 grams (4,200 grains), [ 1 ] it is currently stored at the Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility in Houston, Texas .

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