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Chrysocolla & Malachite
Rhodochrosite
Malachite
Flourite, Blue - Green
Stibnite
Quartz
Smokey Quartz
Pyrite
Amethyst
Apophyllite
Amethyst
Transparent purple quartz used in jewelry. Name is derived from the Greek "not to intoxicate," and believed to protect its owner from drunkenness. Mined in Brazil, Uruguay, Russia, Sri Lanka, Siberia, and Zambia.
Sources:
http://www.penoir.com
http://mineral.galleries.com
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.galleries.com/minerals