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Calcite Cabochons
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Calcite
is a carbonate mineral. Although pure calcite is either colorless or white,
it comes in a variety of colors when impurities are present. Calcite is
transparent to opaque and may occasionally be phosphorescent or fluorescent. |

Item 1174 |
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Chalcedony Cabochons
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Chalcedony
is a form of silica. It has a waxy luster, and may be translucent. It has a
wide range of colors, most common are white to gray, blue gray and brown
ranging from pale to nearly black. Many gemstones are in forms of chalcedony
including agate, carnelian, chrysoprase and bloodstone. |

Item 1103 |
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Chapinite Cabochons
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Chapinite
a yellow and brown brecciated stone, made up largely of jasper fragments,
from San Bernardino County, California. The term Brecciated is applied to a
diverse group of rocks that consist of angular, fragments surrounded by a
finer grained matrix. |

Item 1126 |

Item 1127 |

Item 1128 |
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