 | About Labradorite
Also Known As
Spectrolite
Black moonstone
Falcon's eye (spectrolite)
Description
Labradorite is a variety of potash feldspar (albite). Named after St. Paul ... |
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 | About Lapis Lazuli
Description
The rich blue color of the lazurite-rich rock, lapis lazuli, is caused by the presence of the sulfur ... |
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| About Lemurian Seed Crystal
Description
See entry under Quartz.
See Also
Quartz
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| About Lepidolite
Also Known As
Peace stone
Description
In the past, this was an important ore of lithium. Lepidolite is a purplish ... |
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| About Magnesite
Description
Magnesite is used in the manufacture of bricks for furnace linings and is a source of magnesia in ... |
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 | About Malachite
Also Known As
Peacock stone (when an eye is formed by the patterns)
Description
The intense green color of malachite shows ... |
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 | About Mica
Description
A large group of minerals with a distinctive sheet-like formation, micas have a wide range of industrial applications. ... |
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| About Mookaite
Also Known As
Australian jasper
Description
Mookaite, a form of jasper, is a remarkably colorful stone that has deep reds, pinks, ... |
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 | About Moonstone
Also Known As
Albite
Water opal
Fish-eye
Wolf's-eye
Description
Moonstone is a milky (sometimes translucent), opalescent variety of adularia orthoclase and albite families - ... |
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