Chlorite jade
Misleading synonym for the mineral seraphinite, a variety of clinochlore (chlorite group). Thus, the mineral belongs to the chlorite group and has no relation to…
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Elephant (skin) jasper
Commercial name for a yellowish-brown to brownish-red sedimentary rock from the Indian Himalayas with light brown lines and arches. The curved lines are cross sections…
Bornite
Mineralogical name for a natural copper ore that tarnishes to various iridescent shades due to oxidation. However, most offered bright blue/purple colored bornite or peacock…
Elohim labradorite
Misleading commercial name for larvikite, a magmatic rock (syenite or monzonite) from Larvik, Norway. Among other things, the rock contains feldspars that show a bluish…
Choco jasper
Commercial name for a chocolate-brown or brown and cream-colored stone whose exact composition is unknown. It is also unclear whether this is actually a jasper.…
Eisenkiesel
A German term for a variety of quartz colored red, orange or brown by hematite inclusions. Translucent to nearly opaque. The term “Eisenkiesel” is sometimes…
Botswana agate
Trade name for an agate variety from Botswana, with fine, parallel lines, often pink overflowing into gray to white.
Ema egg
Originally a trade name for a naturally tumbled pebble from the river of transparent quartz with a matte exterior resembling an eggshell, originally collected from…
Chiquitanita
Commercial name for a deep green, chromium-containing chalcedony from Bolivia. Similar to the more common chrysoprase, a green nickel-containing chalcedony variety. Chromium chalcedony found in…
Elestial quartz
A term introduced mainly from the esoteric community for a growth form of quartz (usually smoky quartz). Literally translated, it means something like “celestial or…
