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Epidote
Ca2(Al,Fe)2(SiO4)3(OH)
Epidote is one of the most outstanding display minerals. The finest and most desirable form of this mineral is in delicate elongated crystals that are extremely lustrous and often interconnected.
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Linarite is known for its exceptionally bright blue color.
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Linarite
Orpiment is known for its strikingly bright yellow color, though it can also be bright orange or lustrous brown.
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Orpiment
Although many people do not think about Ice as a mineral, it is a mineral just as much as Quartz is.
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Ice
Gaspeite is a rare mineral, with a distinct yellowish-apple-green to bright green color.
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Gaspeite
Realgar is an historically important mineral, with a striking ruby-red color that stands out in the mineral kingdom.
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Realgar
Rutile comes in a surprising contrast of distinct habits and colors, making it a very interesting mineral.
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Rutile
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