Epsomite
Official mineral name for magnesium sulfate, also called Epsom salt or bittersalt. Epsomite is named after a bittersalt spring near Epsom in Surrey, England. In…
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Chrysopal
Green nickel-bearing variety of opal. So named for the similarity between chrysopal and chrysoprase, a nickel-bearing variety of chalcedony. Also known by the longer-standing name…
Endurite
Denoted as an “unusual gemstone” from India. It contains alternating layers of red jasper and silver-gray hematite. That sounds like banded iron stone, also known…
Chrysotile in serpentine
Correct designation for bands of white-gray to light green chrysotile in a dark green serpentine rock. Chrysotile is a fibrous mineral from the asbestos group…
Fairy Cross
Commercial name for twin crystals of the mineral staurolite, which form a perfect cross (usually at a 60-degree angle, sometimes at a 90-degree angle). The…
Angel chalcedony(quartz) / Spirit chalcedony(quartz)
Commercial name from esoteric sources for stalactite-grown chalcedony covered with small (druzy) quartz crystals from India. Sometimes the core of the stalactite is gone and…
Fairy Cross Stone
Commercial name for chiastolite, a variety of the mineral andalusite. After the black cross-shaped inclusions of graphite (carbon) in crystals of andalusite. The cross-shaped pattern…
Angel stone / angel wings
Commercial name from esoteric background for various minerals that could put you in touch with angels or your angelic consciousness. Angel stone or angel wings…
Fairy Dream
Commercial fantasy name for a breccia-like rock described as a combination of agate, jasper and chalcedony in quartz and again a “new” stone from Madagascar.…
Enhydro agate
Designation for agate/chalcedony with enclosed water. There are both tumblestones and half-polished geodes on the market that contain visible water. It is usually added that…
