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Chalcedony
Chalcedon this name comes from a Greek city called Kalchedon Chalcedones are very rich in minerals Stones such as green chrysoprase, heliotrope, carnelian, sarder, moss agate, onyx, sardonyx The...
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite is the same as copper pyrite Chalcopyrite occurrence: exists in Germany, Romania, Russia, China, Japan, USA, Mexico, Peru, Zimbabwe
Charoit stone
Charoit for this stone there is only one single finding place in Siberia (Chara) crystal system: monoclinic Mineral class (Ca,Na)4(K,Sr,Ba)2 [(OH.F)2Si9O22] - H2O
Chiastolite
Chiastolite, actually andalusite with a dark cross, also called cross stone. Chiastolite is found either in China, Chile, Australia, Algeria, Spain, Pyrenees and Russia.
Chiastolith
Chiastolith, eigentlich Andalusit mit einem dunklen Kreuz wir auch Kreuzstein genannt. Gefunden wird Chiastolith entweder in China, Chile, Australien, Algerien, Spanien, Pyrenäen und Russland.
Chromdiopsid
Chromdiopsid Diopsid Der Name Diopsid wurde dem Mineral wegen seiner Kristallform gegeben. Es gibt auch viele andere Namen für dieses Mineral Alalith, Bistagit, Canaanit, Malakolith, Mussit,...
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla means gold glue. The name comes like so much else from the Greek language. Like azurite or malachite, chrysocolla belongs to the leading minerals copper ore deposits, indicating the...
Chrysokoll
Chrysokoll heißt soviel wie Goldleim. Der Name kommt wie so vieles aus der griechischen Sprache. Wie Azurit oder Malachit gehört Chrysokoll zu den Leitmineralien Kupfererzlagerstätten, weist...
Chrysopras
Chrysopras wie bei vielen Edelsteinen kommt der Name aus dem griechischen und heißt soviel wie Goldlauch. Kristallsystem Trigonal Mineralklasse nickelhaltiger Chalcedon
Chrysoprase
Chrysoprase as with many gemstones, the name comes from the Greek and means golden garlic. Crystal system Trigonal Mineral class nickel containing chalcedony
Conglomerate
Conglomerates are formed when the debris, after being weathered by water, is only a few kilometres were transported and unrolled
Cordierite (Iolite)
Cordierite was named in 1813 after the French president Louis Antoine Cordier. Cordierite is very often called iolite, which was given to it because of its violet-blue colour, Greek ion=violet,...
Covellin stone
Covellin was named in the 19th century after the French mineralogist Niccola Covellin, who found this stone on Vesuvius. It is also called copper bark. Covellin is found in the USA, Chile and...
