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Willemite
Willemite is a zinc silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn2SiO4 and a minor source of zinc ore. It occurs in several colors and forms, but specimens from the Franklin and Sterling Hill zinc deposits in New Jersey are especially associated with bright green fluorescence under shortwave ultraviolet light. The mineral is named after William I of the Netherlands and is collected both for its mi...
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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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