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Gemstones have been found in Greenland, including diamond, ruby, sapphire, kornerupine, tugtupite, lapis lazuli, amazonite, peridot, quartz, spinel, topaz, and tourmaline. [1] Most of Greenland's ruby and sapphire occurrences are located near the village of Fiskenaesset/ Qeqertarsuatsiaat on the southwest coast.
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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 ...
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American Golden Topaz, the largest cut yellow topaz, weighing nearly 23,000 carats (4.6 kg). Chalmers Topaz , a 5,899.5-carat (1.17990 kg) cut topaz. Tsavorite
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In Greenland, white to greyish chalcedony is known from volcanic strata of the Paleocene, in the Disko-Nuussuaq area (West Greenland) and from the Scoresby Sound area (East Greenland). A light blue variety of chalcedony is known from Illorsuit , formed in the volcanic rocks along the southern coast of the island.
The geology of Greenland is dominated by crystalline rocks of the Precambrian Shield. [1] The crystalline rocks of the Nuuk/Qeqertarsuatsiaat area comprise some of the oldest bedrock in Greenland which covers most of western Greenland. The surface has been altered several times and has an appearance as though it were shaped billions of years ago.