K2 (-azurite/granite/jasper/stone)
Commercial name for granite with round patches of blue azurite. Found on K2: the second highest mountain in the world (8,611 m) located in the…
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Baked Amethyst / Heat-Treated Amethyst (HTA)
Designation for heated amethyst that turns yellow-brown as a result and often has to pass for citrine. Because real (untreated) citrine is a rare and…
Green moonstone (with garnierite)
Commercial name for a gray-green stone with (bright) green veins and sometimes with a form of bluish “flash” or pearlescent sheen. In 2021, I had…
Sakura agate / jasper / stone
Commercial name for a metamorphic rock with a unique flower-like texture. Cut objects of this stone are sold commercially under many different names, including: Cherry…
Lilaczanite
Commercial name for quartz with a light purple color and a milky or opal-like hue similar to girasol quartz. This material is sometimes offered as…
Verdite
Commercial name for a green stone, primarily an impure fuchsite, originally from North Cape River, South Africa. Consists mainly of fuchsite, with small amounts of…
Pet Rock™
Commercial name for a collectible invented in 1975 by advertising executive Gary Dahl. The original Pet Rocks™ were smooth stones from Rosarito Beach, Mexico. They…
Que Sera Stone™
Registered commercial trader name for a volcanic rock (rhyolite) that includes blue quartz and pink feldspar. Esoteric crystal author Melody first described the rock in…
Patchwork jasper
Commercial name for yet another “new” stone from Madagascar, sold by various names: Fairy Dream, morondavite and patchwork jasper. It is a breccia-like rock described…
Llanite / Llanoite
Local name for a volcanic rock (rhyolite) that includes blue quartz and feldspar crystals. Named after the locality, the Llanite Rhyolite site in Llano County,…
