Thread:Regimango/@comment-28892236-20160922223540/@comment-26675961-20160925054237

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Labradorite

 ·       Labradorite can often be found in common igneous rocks such as basalt and gabbro Hawk’s Eye
 * A common mineral associate of labradorite is olivine, the mineral peridot is made of
 * Labradorite is found in Labrador, Canada, but there have been reports of it in Norway aswell
 * Labradorescence, a term for the peculiar way light is reflected by submicroscopical planes, was created for labradorite

·       The gem is sometimes known as 'the falcon's eye', or as 'blue tiger's eye'.

·       It is thought to be good for sight and vision, enhancing our ability to focus.

<span style="font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Hawk's eye is believed to be a stone of protection, often used by travelers.

<p class="ve-ce-paragraphnode" style="margin:0cm0cm0.0001pt72pt;text-indent:-18pt;line-height:16.5pt;background:rgb(245,235,245);"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"CourierNew";mso-fareast-font-family: "CourierNew";color:black">o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">   <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">This corresponds with Hawk's Eye's bravery and charisma.

<p class="MsoNormal">Star Sunstone

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2level1lfo2"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       Star Sunstone is one of the trade names used for some varieties of sunstone

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2level1lfo2"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       Sunstone is a part of the feldspar group of gemstones

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2level1lfo2"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       Sunstones colour is usually derived from inclusions of copper, pyrite, hematite and other substances.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2level1lfo2"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       It has historically been associated with the sun by many cultures including the Vikings and ancient Greeks.

<p class="MsoNormal">Maw-sit-sit

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3level1lfo3"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       It is exclusively found in north Burma, it was first identified in 1953.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3level1lfo3"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       It is named after the village near to where it was found in Himalayan foothills

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3level1lfo3"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       An alternate name for it is Jade-albite

<p class="MsoNormal">Adamite

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4level1lfo4"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       Pure adamite is colourless however it can be yellow due to iron, or green due to copper.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4level1lfo4"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       Adamite was named for the French mineralogist Gilbert-Joseph Adam.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4level1lfo4"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       It was first described in 1866, in Chile.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4level1lfo4"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       Adamite is currently found in Mexico, Greece and the United States.

<p class="MsoNormal">Forsterite

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1level1lfo5"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       Forsterite is associated with igneous and metamorphic rocks, but has also been found in meteorites and comet dust.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1level1lfo5"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       Peridot is the gemstone variety of forsterite olivine.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1level1lfo5"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       Forsterite high olivine is common in crystals formed from mantle derived magma.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1level1lfo5"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       Forsterite was first described in 1824 by Armand Lévy at Vesuvius, Italy. It was named for the English mineral collector Adolarius Jacob Forster

<p class="MsoNormal">Verde Antique

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5level1lfo6"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       Verde antique is a form of serpentine commonly used as a facing stone

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5level1lfo6"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       It is often used as a substitute for marble

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5level1lfo6"> ·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">       The name serpentine is derived from its green colour, similar to that of a serpent