Lilac Lepidolite™
Unregistered commercial name for massive aggregates of lilac lepidolite from Zimbabwe, Africa. Introduced by Robert Simmons (Heaven & Earth) as a new variety of lepidolite…
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Limonite quartz
Designation for quartz with a natural golden yellow to orange-brown coating or yellowish inclusions. Usually the color is caused by trace or a coating of…
Lithium quartz
A commercially used name for a pink-purple translucent to opaque quartz, long believed to contain inclusions or an outer layer of a lithium-rich mineral such…
Lodalite / Lodolite
Commercial name for quartz with inclusions, especially but not exclusively chlorite, epidote, iron oxides and amphiboles. We see this mostly on the market as polished…
Lopezite
Fortunately for many people, it is already a familiar Scammite, but since it is also truly dangerous, it cannot be warned about enough. Lopezite is…
Lizard Stone Jasper
Commercial name for a green mottled ornamental stone material probably composed of a serpentine-rich rock and therefore not jasper. The material is also offered under…
Leopard jasper / Leopard-skin Jasper
Commercial name for a volcanic rock (rhyolite) consisting of dark round spots/circles in a lighter-colored matrix, often with reddish-brown bands or spots. Named after the…
Lumachelle
A geological term for a sedimentary rock composed largely of fossil remains of shellfish or other marine organisms. The name comes from the French diminutive…
Moonstone
The name moonstone has been in use since ancient times, derived from its blue silvery luster reminiscent of the reflection of moonlight on water. The…
Madeira ‘citrine’
Commercial name for a heat-treated amethyst (HTA) with a yellow-orange to orange-brown color. The name is derived from a Portuguese wine made in the Madeira…
