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GLOSSARY

This glossary includes and explains all the technical terms used in the descriptions of the various articles and products sold on our website.

Birefringence
Bitumen
Black smoker
Blueschist
Borates
Botryoidal
Boxwork
Breccia

Differanciation

Dihedron
Dimorphic
Diorite
Diplohedron
Dodecahedron
Dolerite
Dolomite
Doubly-terminated
Drilling mud
Ductile

Flux
Foidolite
Foliaceous
Fracture
Fumarole

Native elements

Nephelinite
Neph. syenite

Ore
Ordanchite
Organic compounds
Ornamental stone
Orthogneiss
Orthorhombic
Oxidation

Oxidation zone
Oxides

Rare earth elements

Reflected light

Refractive index

Rhombododecahedron