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2. Sodalite - Wikipedia

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   Sodalite (/ ˈ s oʊ. d ə ˌ l aɪ t / SOH-də-lyte) is a tectosilicate mineral with the formula Na 8 (Al 6 Si 6 O 24)Cl 2, with royal blue varieties widely used as an ornamental gemstone. Although massive sodalite samples are opaque, crystals are usually transparent to translucent. Sodalite is a member of the sodalite group with hauyne ...

3. Hauyne - Wikipedia

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   It is a feldspathoid and a member of the sodalite group. [4] [5] Hauyne was first described in 1807 from samples discovered in Vesuvian lavas in Monte Somma, Italy, [9] and was named in 1807 by Brunn-Neergard for the French crystallographer René Just Haüy (1743–1822). [4] It is sometimes used as a gemstone. [10]

4. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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   Gemstones of the World revised 5th edition, 2013 by Walter Schumann ISBN 978-1454909538 Smithsonian Handbook: Gemstones by Cally Hall, 2nd ed. 2002 ISBN 978-0789489852 v

5. Lazurite - Wikipedia

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   Lazurite, old name Azure spar [7]: 14 is a tectosilicate mineral with sulfate, sulfur and chloride with formula (Na,Ca) 8 [(S,Cl,SO 4,OH) 2 |(Al 6 Si 6 O 24)].It is a feldspathoid and a member of the sodalite group.

6. List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

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   In 1986, California named benitoite as its state gemstone, a form of the mineral barium titanium silicate that is unique to the Golden State and only found in gem quality in San Benito County. [ 80 ] ^ Colorado is the only state whose geological symbols reflect the national flag's colors: red (rhodochrosite), white (yule marble), and blue ...

7. List of individual gemstones - Wikipedia

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   Bahia Emerald [2]; Carolina Emperor, [3] [4] 310 carats uncut, 64.8 carats cut; discovered in the United States in 2009, resides in the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC, US