Chemistry:Eilat stone
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Short description: Type of gemstone
Eilat Stone (Hebrew: אבן אילת) or eilatstone is a gemstone that derives its name from the city of Eilat in Israel, located near where it was once mined.[1] It is characterized by a green-blue heterogeneous mixture of several secondary copper minerals, including malachite, azurite, turquoise, pseudomalachite, and chrysocolla.[2] Eilatstone is the national stone of Israel,[3] and is also known as the King Solomon stone.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leiman Goldemberg, Rose (21 March 2000). Antique Jewelry: A Practical & Passionate Guide. iUniverse. p. 103. ISBN 0-595-08898-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=Zxr5tZF8GPQC.
- ↑ Read, Peter G. (2005). Gemmology. Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 275. ISBN 0-7506-6449-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=t-OQO3Wk-JsC.
- ↑ Wilson, Samantha (2018). Israel – Bradt Travel Guides. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 300. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZX1XDwAAQBAJ.
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