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Blue vein stone is produced in Wangcang County, Sichuan Province, China. It was discovered by the Sichuan Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources in 1980. Its lithology is sodalized urtite, and its jade is named "Blue vein stone jade" because of its blue...

The English name of Stichtite comes from Robert Stich, a Romanian mining engineer. it is rarely used for jewelry but only has a collection value because of its low hardness and fragility, Chemical formula: Mg6Cr2CO3 (OH) 16 ・ 4H2O, often mixed with iron.Trilateral...

Beryllonite is a rare sodium beryllium phosphate mineral. It is mainly formed in pegmatites developed by metasomatism and coexists with quartz, tourmaline, albite, and muscovite. Beryllonite is mainly produced in Brazil, Finland, and Zimbabwe. However, gem-grade...

Garnet is a January birthday stone, which has many varieties. The name "Garnet" comes from the Latin word "Granatus," which means "like a seed." It should be related to pomegranate because the color, shape, and size of pomegranate seeds are similar to garnet. The word...

Pumpellyite is named after R. Pumpelly, who first studied and described the Pumpellyite on the Kewero, Peninsula in the United States. The Chinese name "绿纤石" comes from its green and fibrous appearance. Composition: Ca4MgAl5SiO4 [Si2O7] 2 (OH) 5 ・ H2O. The...

Dumortierite is named after V.E. Dumortier, a French paleontologist in the 19th century. Its Chinese name is ”蓝线石,” describing its appearance as blue. In the gemstone industry, purple and blue Dumortierite blocks are used as carving and decoration materials, and the...

Hauyne is named after the famous crystallizer Hauy. The Chinese name “蓝方石” describes that the mineral is blue. The blue part of lapis lazuli is often composed of Hauyne, Lazulite, and sodalite. In terms of arts and crafts, The crystal is required to be blue,...

Chondrodite is the most crucial gem mineral in the group of Humite. Chondrodite is widely distributed in the world, and gem-grade crystals mainly come from the United States, Switzerland, Finland, Italy, and Spain. There are few gem-grade crystals, especially...

The English name actinolite originates from the Greek word Aktis (radiation), emphasizing that this mineral is often in bundle and radial aggregates. The Chinese name “阳起石” emphasizes the effect of warming the kidney and strengthening the yang of this mineral, which...