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Idocrase
Idocrase is the traditional name for vesuvianite, a calcium aluminum silicate mineral that commonly forms in skarn and other rocks altered by contact with igneous bodies. It occurs in colors including green, brown, yellow, and blue, and crystals generally have a tetragonal form. Abraham Gottlob Werner recognized and named vesuvianite in 1795 after material from Mount Vesuvius; transparent or well-...
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Euclase
Euclase is a rare beryllium aluminum silicate mineral with the chemical formula BeAlSiO₄(OH). Its name derives from the Greek words "eu" (good) and "klasis" (breakage), referring to its perfect cleavage. The mineral typically forms prismatic crystals in granitic pegmatites and hydrothermal veins, with colors ranging from colorless to pale blue, blue-green, and rarely deep blue. Gem-quality crystal...
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