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Ekanite
Ekanite is a rare thorium-bearing calcium silicate mineral with the ideal formula Ca2ThSi8O20. It was first found in the Ratnapura area of Sri Lanka and is named for Sri Lankan gemmologist Francis Leo Danvil Ekanayake. Ekanite is usually green but can also be straw-yellow, dark red, or colorless, and its thorium content makes it radioactive. Radiation damage commonly leaves specimens metamict, mea...
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Hiddenite
Hiddenite is a rare green gemstone variety of the mineral spodumene, recognized for its pale to deep emerald-like green hues, which are caused by the presence of chromium. It was discovered in Alexander County, North Carolina, in 1879 and was subsequently named after the American mineralogist William Earl Hidden, who led the expedition that found it. The original North Carolina deposit remains the...
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