Magnesium
There are silver magnesium crystals on the market in the form of dendritic or branch clusters, sometimes even sold as being solid silver. Magnesium does…
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Magnetic hematite
Designation for a man-made magnetic material. It does NOT contain natural hematite. Real hematite is not magnetic, if at all. Unfortunately, it is widely sold…
Magnifier Quartz™
Unregistered commercial name for clear to cloudy quartz points. Yes, indeed very normal quartz … It is touted to “enhance the effects of just about…
Mahogany obsidian
Commercial name for natural brown-black mottled volcanic glass. Named for its mahogany color. Although obsidian is often referred to as a gem or mineral, it…
Malay/Malaysian jade
Misleading commercial name for dyed chalcedony or quartzite. Has nothing to do with real jade. Malaysian “jade” is mostly encountered in the beads/jewelry trade and…
Malacolla / Malacholla
New unnecessary commercial name for … quite surprisingly … a combination of malachite and chrysocolla. Two secondary copper minerals that occur very frequently together. Robert…
Malachite
Official mineral name for a green, very common secondary copper mineral with a highly variable external appearance. It is usually found as crystalline aggregates or…
Maligano jasper
Commercial name for a white-yellow-brown-gray-black mottled rock. Most likely a silicified conglomerate, with “landscape structures” and dendrites. Named after the locality of Maligano, Sulawesi, Indonesia.…
Mary Magdalene quartz
Commercial name used for various forms of quartz with inclusions. Mainly for quartz with red hematite inclusions, sometimes making the quartz entirely pink to red…
Master Shamanite™
Unregistered commercial name for black limestone with fossils, introduced by Robert Simmons of Heaven & Earth. This material is claimed to be a very special…
