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…
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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,…
Strawberry quartz
Commercial name for red- to pink-colored quartz with hematite inclusions or man-made glass. Originally, this name was used in the 19th century for quartz with…
Afghanistan/Afghan jade
Misleading commercial name for the mineral bowenite, a variety of antigorite, a mineral from the serpentine group. So it is not jade, but is sold…
African jade
Misleidende commerciële naam voor een massieve variëteit van grossulaar, een groen mineraal uit de granaatgroep. Vernoemd naar het voorkomen in Afrika en gebruikt als een…
African turquoise
Commercial name for a variety of jasper mined in Africa and often treated to make the blue-green color resemble that of true turquoise. The stone…
Agate
Name for a distinctly striped or banded chalcedony. Originally found in the river Dirillo (formerly Achates) in Sicily, Italy, from which the name is derived.…
Agape Crystal®
Registered trademark used for material said to contain the following combination of minerals: quartz, smoky quartz, rutile quartz, amethyst, goethite, lepidocrocite and cacoxenite. A combination…
