aenigmatite
Discovered in 1865 its name comes from Greek showing that its chemical formula was a real “mystery” to solve.
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Discovered in 1865 its name comes from Greek showing that its chemical formula was a real “mystery” to solve.
This is simply the “Turkish stone” because when this gem came to Europe, it had passed through that country, but it came from Persia. The Greeks called it “callaite”. It was a sacred stone for the Egyptians, Persians, Tibetans, Indians, Mayans, Aztecs and Incas. Color
Discovered in Sri Lanka in 1902, its name comes from “Serendib” the name of Sri Lanka in Arabic. Usually of a color without interest or very dark brown, there is anyways a variety of a beautiful light blue color.