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from the earth... some unusual beautiful stones


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105 Nzuri Moyo / Sacred Heart Stone from Namibia - 6.6g & 25x15x10mm - Nzuri Moyo is a rare pink and green/grey stone from Namibia. It's name is the Swahili translation for 'Good Heart', and it is 'probably' a form of Jasper.

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493 Galaxite / Galaxyite - 16.5g & 26x20x18mm - is rare manganese aluminium and a member of the spinel group. Galaxite is a micro-labradorite, meaning that there are tiny pieces of Labradorite within Feldspar. This stone has the appearance of a galaxy of stars, hence the name.

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450 Pietersite from South Africa - 24g - is a Chalcedony, which is a mixture of Quartz and Moganite, a Quartz polymorph. It is embedded with fibres of amphibole minerals, which give it a large variety of colours including red, blue and yellow. Some Pietersite gemstones have chatoyancy, better known as cat’s eye.

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433 Shattuckite - 23g & 35x20x15mm - Shattuckite is an uncommon copper mineral that is highly regarded for its vivid blue color. It is named after the Shattuck Mine in Bisbee, Arizona, where this mineral was first discovered.

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434 Leopardskin Rhyolite - 11g & 23x18x17mm - Rhyolite, also called Rainforest Jasper, is an igneous, volcanic rock with a glassy texture. The minerals present include Quartz, Sanidine and Plagioclase. Sometimes, Biotite and Hornblende are also present.

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556 Larimar, also called "Stefilia's Stone", is a rare blue variety of the silicate mineral Pectolite found only in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Its colouration varies from white, light-blue, green-blue to deep blue, and mirrors the blue and white shades of the ocean and sky.

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411 Azurite and Malachite - 23g & 27x25x25mm - Azurite a blue mineral consisting of basic copper carbonate. It occurs as blue prisms or crystal masses, typically with Malachite - a bright green mineral consisting of hydrated basic copper carbonate, which typically occurs in masses and fibrous aggregates.

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193 Mohawkite from USA - 4.5g & 16x13x3mm - Mohawkite is a mixture of copper and arsenic-rich copper minerals such as Algodonite and Domeykite found as metallic masses, originally from the Mohawk Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan.

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