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Breche Agate (Breccia Agate)

Breche Agate (Breccia Agate)

Breche Agate (Breccia Agate)SCIENCE / MINERALOGYBreche Agate, also called Breccia Agate or Brecciated Agate, is an agate- and chalcedony-rich breccia rather than a separate mineral species. It consists of angular...

Breche Agate (Breccia Agate)

Breche Agate (Breccia Agate)SCIENCE / MINERALOGYBreche Agate, also called Breccia Agate or Brecciated Agate, is an agate- and chalcedony-rich breccia rather than a separate mineral species. It consists of angular...

Brazilianite

Brazilianite

BrazilianiteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYBrazilianite is a rare sodium-aluminum phosphate hydroxide mineral with the formula NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and is best known for transparent to translucent yellow, chartreuse,...

Brazilianite

BrazilianiteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYBrazilianite is a rare sodium-aluminum phosphate hydroxide mineral with the formula NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and is best known for transparent to translucent yellow, chartreuse,...

Botswana Agate

Botswana Agate

Botswana AgateSCIENCE / MINERALOGYBotswana Agate is a finely banded agate variety composed of microcrystalline quartz. It is known for exceptionally detailed parallel and curved bands in gray, white, brown, black,...

Botswana Agate

Botswana AgateSCIENCE / MINERALOGYBotswana Agate is a finely banded agate variety composed of microcrystalline quartz. It is known for exceptionally detailed parallel and curved bands in gray, white, brown, black,...

Blueberry Fluorite

Blueberry Fluorite

Blueberry FluoriteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYBlueberry Fluorite is a trade name for an unusually dark navy- to blueberry-blue variety of fluorite, calcium fluoride (CaF₂). Fluorite crystallizes in the cubic system and commonly...

Blueberry Fluorite

Blueberry FluoriteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYBlueberry Fluorite is a trade name for an unusually dark navy- to blueberry-blue variety of fluorite, calcium fluoride (CaF₂). Fluorite crystallizes in the cubic system and commonly...

Blue Topaz

Blue Topaz

Blue TopazSCIENCE / MINERALOGYBlue Topaz is a blue variety of topaz, Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂. Topaz crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and is notably hard at 8 on the Mohs scale. Natural blue...

Blue Topaz

Blue TopazSCIENCE / MINERALOGYBlue Topaz is a blue variety of topaz, Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂. Topaz crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and is notably hard at 8 on the Mohs scale. Natural blue...

Blue Tiger Eye

Blue Tiger Eye

Blue Tiger EyeSCIENCE / MINERALOGYBlue Tiger Eye, often called Hawk's Eye, is a chatoyant quartz material formed through replacement of fibrous amphibole by silica while preserving the original parallel fiber...

Blue Tiger Eye

Blue Tiger EyeSCIENCE / MINERALOGYBlue Tiger Eye, often called Hawk's Eye, is a chatoyant quartz material formed through replacement of fibrous amphibole by silica while preserving the original parallel fiber...