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Gagat stone
The name gagat comes from the place where it was found on a river in Lycia (Asia Minor). The name developed from the Old French "jayet", from which the name jet developed in England. This synonym...
Girasol stone
Girasol in Italian means "to turn in the sun" (girare = to turn, sole = sun). Girasol is a stone that has colourless, intimate intergrowths of opal and quartz with a milky glow. It can currently...