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THE
WORLD'S MOST POPULAR GRANITES -
UPDATED AND EXTENDED TO 180 GRANITES
by Dr. Daniel Pivko
Dept. of Geology and Paleontology
Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences,
bratislava, Slovakia, European Union
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Explanation,
Table A - L, Table
M - Z
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COMMERCIAL
NAME
COUNTRY +
STATE, PROVINCE
|
COLOURS
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PETRO-GRAPHIC
TYPE
|
GEOLOGICAL
AGE
|
WATER
AbSORPTION IN WEIGHT
|
OTHER NAMES AND
VARIETIES
|
SIMILAR
STONES
|
bASIS
OF NAME
|
|
AbSOLUTE
bLACK
India,
mainly Andhra Pradesh
|
black
|
gabbro
group - probably dolerite
|
Archean
- Proterozoic
|
0.05-0.15%
|
AbSOLUTE
bLACK INDIA, approximately JET bLACK, INDIAN bLACK, not quite correct
bLACK AbSOLUTE, varieties: PREMIUM bLACK, WARANGAL bLACK, KHAMMAM
bLACK, CHAMRAJNAGAR bLACK (Karnataka)
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bELFAST
bLACK South Africa, NERO ZIMbAbWE,
SWEDISH bLACK Sweden,
IMPERIAL bLACK Australia, and all stones with names: AbSOLUTE
bLACK, NERO ASSOLUTO
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JET
bLACK = color, JET = coal
type; WARANGAL, KHAMMAM, CHAMRAJ- NAGAR = sites
|
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ACADEMY
bLACK
USA,
California
|
black,
grey
|
gabbro
group - norite
|
Jurassic
|
0.1-0.15%
|
ACADEMIA
bLACK
|
IMPALA
bLACK South Africa, partially CAMbRIAN bLACK Canada, bRAZILIAN bLACK
and JET MIST - USA
|
|
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AFRICAN
RED
South Africa, Gauteng
|
red,
dark grey
|
granite
|
Proterozoic
|
0.2-0.25%
|
ROSSO
AFRICA, ST. JOHNS RED, incorrect name AFRICA RED
|
RUbY
RED, INDIAN RED and JHANSI RED India
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|
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ALMOND
MAUVE
China, Fujian
|
pink-violet,
greenish, brown, ivory
|
quartz
syenite to quartz monzonite (varieties up to granite)
|
Jurassic
-Cretaceous
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0.15-0.4%
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G611,
G3511, HUbEI RED; varieties: MISTY MAUVE (G634, incorrect: MYSTIC
MAUVE), MAJESTIC MAUVE (G664), G687 (PEACH FLOWER), maybe G667 (PEACH
PURSE)
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partially
LAOSHAN RED China, VIOLETTA Saudi Arabia, FLOWER OF UKRAINE Ukraine
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ALMOND
= tree, MAUVE = color by plant
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AMADEUS
Finland, Mikkeli
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green-black,
light greenish, red
|
gneiss
with garnet and cordierite
|
Proterozoic
|
0.1-0.15%
|
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partially
TROPICAL GREEN (India)
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AMADEUS
= maybe according Mozart
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COMMERCIAL
NAME
COUNTRY +
STATE, PROVINCE
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COLOURS
|
PETRO-GRAPHIC
TYPE
|
GEOLOGICAL
AGE
|
WATER
AbSORPTION IN WEIGHT
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OTHER NAMES AND
VARIETIES
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SIMILAR
STONES
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bASIS
OF NAME
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AMAZON
STAR
brazil, Rondonia |
brown
(redish), bluish, grey, black
|
porphyritic
granite
with hornblende
|
Archean
- Proterozoic
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(0.1-0.2%)
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AMAZON
bLUE, probably bLUE CARMEL, bLUE CARAMEL, AZUL CARMEL, AZUL CARAMEL
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SAPPHIRE
bLUE, ENGLISH bROWN
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AMAZON
= river
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AMERICAN
bLACK
USA,
Pennsylvania
|
black,
grey
|
gabbro
- maybe dolerite
|
Triassic
- Jurassic boundary
|
0.1-0.15%
|
GEM
MIST, probably EbONY MIST, not correct: JET MIST
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JET
MIST Virginia, partially ACADEMY bLACK - USA, IMPALA bLACK South
Africa
|
JET
= coal type
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ANGOLA
bLACK
Angola
|
black,
dark grey
|
gabbro
group
|
?
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(0.1-0.2%)
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NERO
ANGOLA, bLACK ANGOLA, incorrect: bLACK PEARL
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bLACK
PEARL India, CAMbRIAN bLACK Canada
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|
|
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pink,
white, grey, black
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granite
|
Jurassic
-Cretaceous
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(0.25-0.45%)
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G635,
G3535, PINK ROSE, PINK GAMMA, SWEET PINK; varieties: G636, G648
(ZHANGPU RED), G657 (FUJIAN PINK, ROSA SALI), G696 (YONGDING RED),
G617, G606 (CLASSIC PURPLE)
|
partially
ORIENTAL CHERRY RED, MISTY PEACH PINK, XILI RED and WULIAN FLOWER
China, ROSA PORRINO Spain, ROSA bETA and ROSA bAVENO Italy
|
ANXI
= site
|
ASA
bRANCA
brazil, Ceara |
white,
grey, black
|
alkali
granite
|
Proterozoic
|
(0.25-0.4%)
|
ASA
bRANCO, bRANCO CEARA, bIANCO TAPAIO, VENUS WHITE
|
partially
bLANCO CRISTAL and bRANCO bERROCAL Spain
|
ASA
bRANCA = pigeon
|
ATLANTIC
GREEN
Canada, Quebec |
green,
grey
|
charnockite
group
(monzonite composition)
|
Proterozoic
|
0.1-0.3%
|
VERT
ATLANTIQUE
|
partially
VERDE MARE South Africa, bALTIC GREEN Finland, VERDE LAbRADOR brazil
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|
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AUTUMN
bROWN
Canada,
Quebec
|
brown,
dark grey
|
charnockite
group (or syenite group - quartz monzonite)
|
Proterozoic
|
0.15%
|
variety:
NEWTON;
AUTUMN
bROWN is also US granite and Indian sandstone
|
POLYCHROME
and CALEDONIA Canada, CRYSTAL bROWN South Africa, partially TROPIC
bROWN Saudi Arabia
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NAME
COUNTRY +
STATE, PROVINCE
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COLOURS
|
PETRO-GRAPHIC
TYPE
|
GEOLOGICAL
AGE
|
WATER
AbSORPTION IN WEIGHT
|
OTHER NAMES AND
VARIETIES
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SIMILAR
STONES
|
bASIS
OF NAME
|
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AZUL
ARAN
Spain, Cataluna
|
grey,
bluish, brown
|
granite
group - pegmatite
|
Carboniferous
(Permian)
|
0.3-0.35%
|
AZUL
D´ARAN
|
partially
ARAN WHITE and bIANCO ROMANO brazil, AZUL PLATINO Spain
|
AZUL
= light blue, ARAN
= site
|
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AZUL
bAHIA
brazil,
bahia
|
blue,
white, black
|
sodalite
syenite
|
Archean
to Proterozoic
|
0.05-0.1%
|
AZUL
DA bAHIA, bAHIA bLUE
|
partially
bLUE KING Zambia, SODALITE bLUE, AZUL bARRACUDA brazil
|
AZUL
= light blue, bAHIA
= brazilian state
|
|
AZUL
MACAUbAS
brazil, bahia
|
light
blue with blue waves
|
quartzite
|
Proterozoic
|
0.1%
|
AZUL
MACAUbA, varieties: AZUL IMPERIAL, AZUL bOQUIRA
|
partially
CARIbbEAN bLUE Sweden
|
MACAUbAS,
bOQUIRA = sites, AZUL
= light blue, CARIbbEAN
= according sea
|
|
AZUL
PLATINO
Spain, Extremadura
|
grey,
bluish
|
granite
|
Carboniferous
|
0.2%
|
|
partially
AZUL ARAN Spain, bLUE CRYSTAL Australia, CHIMA bLUE India
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PLATINO
= platinum, AZUL = light blue, CHIMA = name
|
|
bALMORAL
RED
Finland, Turku - Pori
|
rose
to light red, dark grey
|
granite
|
Proterozoic
|
0.15%
|
bALMORAL,
ROSSO bALMORAL
|
partially
ROSSO TOLEDO Ukraine, CAPAO bONITO brazil
|
bALMORAL
= castle in Scotland
|
|
bALTIC
bROWN
Finland, Kymi
|
brown,
dark grey, greenish grey
|
granite
|
Proterozoic
|
0.15-0.2%
|
bRUNO
bALTICO
|
MONOLA
bROWN Finland, bROWN UKRAINE Ukraine, partially CALEDONIA and AUTUMN
bROWN Canada, only by structure bALTIC GREEN and CARMEN RED Finland
|
bALTIC
= sea
|
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bALTIC
GREEN
Finland, Kymi
|
green-grey,
dark grey
|
granite
(quartz syenite)
|
Proterozoic
|
0.15-0.2%
|
VERDE
bALTICO, VERDE MAGIC, MAGIC GREEN
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partially
bALMORAL GREEN Australia, VERDE FONTAIN South Africa, only by structure
bALTIC bROWN and CARMEN RED Finland
|
bALTIC
= sea
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NAME COUNTRY +
STATE, PROVINCE
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COLOURS
|
PETRO-GRAPHIC
TYPE
|
GEOLOGICAL
AGE
|
WATER
AbSORPTION IN WEIGHT
|
OTHER NAMES AND
VARIETIES
|
SIMILAR
STONES
|
bASIS
OF NAME
|
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bARRE
GRAY
USA, Vermont
|
light
grey, dark grey
|
granite
group - granodiorite
|
Devonian
|
0.2-0.3%
|
bARRE
GRAY GRANITE, bARRE GREY
|
STANSTEAD
GREY Canada, KURU GREY Finland, GEORGIA GRAY – USA, SIRA GREY India,
SIERRA WHITE - USA, PADANG
China
|
bARRE
= site
|
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bELFAST
bLACK
South Africa, Gauteng
|
black
|
gabbro
group - dolerite
|
Proterozoic
|
0.05-0.1%
|
NERO
ASSOLUTO bELFAST, bELFAST, not quite correct: AbSOLUTE bLACK
|
JET
bLACK India, NERO ZIMbAbWE, SWEDISH bLACK Sweden, PREMIUM bLACK
India, IMPERIAL bLACK Australia, and all stones with names: AbSOLUTE
bLACK, NERO ASSOLUTO
|
bELFAST
= town
|
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bETHEL
WHITE
USA, Vermont
|
white,
grey-brownish
|
granite
up to quartz monzonite
|
Devonian
|
0.2-0.3%
|
bETHEL
WHITE GRANITE
|
partially
SOLAR WHITE - USA, ASA bRANCA brazil, bLANCO CRISTAL Spain
|
bETHEL
= site
|
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bIANCO
REGINA
brazil,
bahia
|
white-ivory,
grey with brown-red (dark green) spots
|
gneiss
group, probably granulite
|
uppermost
Proterozoic to Cambrian
|
(0.2-0.4%)
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REGINA
WHITE, MACROPONTO, WHITE CARAVELAS, bRANCO CARAVELAS, variety: probable
PANNA FRAGOLA (MICROPONTO, bRANCO ITAUNAS)
|
WHITE
GALAXY India, partially KASHMIR WHITE India SAMbA WHITE and bIANCO
ROMANO brazil
|
bIANCO
= white, REGINA = queen
|
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bIANCO
ROMANO
brazil, Espirito Santo
|
white-ivory,
grey with brown-red spots
(and black streaks)
|
gneiss
group or pegmatite
|
uppermost
Proterozoic to Cambrian
|
(0.2-0.4%)
|
bRANCO
ROMANO
|
partially
KASHMIR WHITE India, SAMbA WHITE and ARAN WHITE brazil, AZUL ARAN
Spain
|
bIANCO
= white, ROMANO = Roman
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bIANCO
SARDO
Italy, Sardegna
|
ivory,
grey, white, black
|
granite
|
Carboniferous
|
0.25-0.45%
|
SARDINIAN
WHITE, varieties: LUNA PEARL (bIANCO SARDO LUNA PEARL), GRIGIO SARDO
(SARDINIAN GREY)
|
bLANCO
PERLA Spain, partially GRIS PERLA and bLANCO bERROCAL Spain, GRIGIO
PERLA and GRIGIO MALAGA
Italy, TARN France,
OCONEE - USA, MONDARIZ Spain
|
bIANCO
= white, SARDO = Sardinian, bERROCAL = site
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COLOURS
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PETRO-GRAPHIC
TYPE
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GEOLOGICAL
AGE
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WATER
AbSORPTION IN WEIGHT
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OTHER NAMES AND
VARIETIES
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SIMILAR
STONES
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bASIS
OF NAME
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bIG
WHITE FLOWER
China, Guangdong
|
white,
grey, black
|
probably
granite
|
Jurassic
-Cretaceous
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0.15-0.35%
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G439,
bIG FLOWER WHITE, FLOWER WHITE, ROYAL WHITE, ORIENTAL WHITE
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partially
HAZEL WHITE China, ROCKVILLE WHITE – USA, CINZA CORUMbA, brazil
TARN France
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bLACK
GALAXY
India, Andhra Pradesh
|
black
with brown spots
|
gabbro
group- norite
|
probably
Proterozoic
|
0.05-0.15%
|
GALAXY
bLACK, STAR GALAXY
|
probably
CHINA bLACK GALAXY, ANGOLA GOLD
|
|
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bLACK
PEARL
India,
Andhra Pradesh
|
black,
dark grey
|
probably
gabbro group
|
probably
Proterozoic
|
(0.1-0.15%)
|
maybe
SILVER PEARL DARK; bLACK
PEARL is also from China
|
partially
CAMbRIAN bLACK Canada, SILVER PEARL India, ANDES bLACK brazil
|
|
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bLANCO
CRISTAL
Spain, Madrid
|
white,
grey, black
|
granite
|
Carboniferous
|
0.2-0.35%
|
bIANCO
CRISTAL, bIANCO CRYSTAL; varieties: bLANCO CASTILLA, bLANCO bERROCAL
|
partially
bETHEL WHITE and SOLAR WHITE - USA, bIANCO SARDO Italy
|
bLANCO
= white, bERROCAL = site
|
|
bLUE
EYES
Canada, Newfoundland
|
brown-grey
with blue spots
|
gabbro
group - anorthosite
|
Proterozoic
|
0.05-0.1%
|
not
quite correct bROWN EYES
|
LAbRADOR
ANTIQUE Norway
|
|
|
bLUE
KING
Zambia, North-western Province
|
white-greenish
(brownish), blue
|
sodalite
syenite
|
Proterozoic
|
(0.05-0.2%)
|
AZUL
KING, bLU KING
|
partially
AZUL GUANAbARA and AZUL bAHIA brazil,
|
|
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bLUE
PEARL
Norway, Vestfold
|
blue-grey
|
syenite
group - larvikite
|
Carboniferous
- Permian boundary
|
0.05-0.15%
|
LAbRADOR
bLUE PEARL, LAbRADOR CHIARO, LAbRADOR bLUE, variety: MARINA PEARL
|
partially
EMERALD PEARL Norway, VOLGA bLUE Ukraine
|
LAbRADOR
= incorrect name for rock with play of colour
|
bRAZILIAN
bLACK
brazil, Espirito Santo
|
black,
grey-black
|
norite
to diorite
|
uppermost
Proterozoic to Cambrian
|
0.05-0.15%
|
bRAZIL
bLACK, PRETO SÃO GAbRIEL,
SAN GAbRIEL bLACK, bLACK SAN GAbRIEL, PRETO SAO GAbRIEL; small part
of bRAZILIAN bLACK is ANDES bLACK
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CAMbRIAN
bLACK Canada, bLACK PEARL India, partially ACADEMY bLACK
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SÃO
GAbRIEL = site
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GEOLOGICAL
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AbSORPTION IN WEIGHT
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OTHER NAMES AND
VARIETIES
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SIMILAR
STONES
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bASIS
OF NAME
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CAFE
bAHIA
brazil, bahia
|
brown,
black, beige
|
quartz
syenite to alkali quartz syenite
|
Proterozoic
|
0.15-0.2%
|
CAFÉ
bAHIA, MARRON bAHIA, bAHIA COFFEE,
NEW IMPERIAL bROWN, bAHIA bROWN
|
IMPERIAL
bROWN and CAFE LAbRADOR brazil, partially MARRON GUAIbA brazil,
LEOPARD SKIN China
|
bAHIA
= brazilian state,
MARRON = brown, GUAIbA = site
|
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CAFE
IMPERIAL
brazil, Minas Gerais
|
brown,
black
|
alkali
syenite, oriented
|
Proterozoic
|
0.15-0.2%
|
CAFÉ
IMPERIAL, IMPERIAL bROWN, IMPERIAL
bROWN CAFE, IMPERIAL COFFEE, not quite correct: MARRON IMPERIAL
(Spain limestone), incorrect names COFFEE bROWN, CAFE bROWN, MARRON
CAFE
|
CAFE
bAHIA and CAFE LAbRADOR brazil, partially MARRON GUAIbA brazil,
LEOPARD SKIN China
|
MARRON
= brown, GUAIbA = site, LAbRADOR = incorrect name for rock with
play of colour
|
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CALEDONIA
Canada, Quebec
|
brown,
grey, black
|
charnockite
group (granite composition)
|
Proterozoic
|
0.1-0.2%
|
CALEDONIA
bROWN, variety: NARA bROWN (CALEDONIA NARA), NEWPORT, DARK CALEDONIA
(CALEDONIA DARK); incorrect names: CALIDONIA, CALADONIA
|
POLYCHROME
and AUTUMN bROWN Canada, CRYSTAL bROWN South Africa, NEW CALEDONIA
brazil, partially TROPIC bROWN Saudi Arabia
|
CALEDONIA
= maybe according site
|
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CAMbRIAN
bLACK
Canada, Quebec
|
black,
grey
|
norite
to anorthosite
|
Proterozoic
|
0.05-0.1%
|
NOIR
CAMbRIEN, varieties: ATLANTIC
bLACK, COLD SPRING bLACK,
PERIbONKA (CANADIAN bLACK)
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partially
bLACK PEARL India, bRAZILIAN bLACK and ANDES bLACK brazil, ACADEMY
bLACK - USA, IMPALA bLACK South Africa, JET MIST - USA
|
CAMbRIAN
= site or geological period
|
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CAPAO
bONITO
brazil, Sao Paulo
|
light
red, grey
|
granite
|
uppermost
Proterozoic
|
0.2-0.25%
|
ROSSO
CAPAO bONITO, CAPAO bONITO RED
|
partially
ROSSO TOLEDO Ukraine, MAPLE
RED and XINJIANG RED China, bALMORAL RED Finland, TEXAS RED and
SUNSET RED - USA
|
CAPAO
bONITO = town
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OTHER NAMES AND
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SIMILAR
STONES
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bASIS
OF NAME
|
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CARIOCA
GOLD
brazil,
Rio
de Janeiro
|
gold,
grey
|
granite
|
Proterozoic
|
(0.3-0.4%)
|
DOURADO
CARIOCA, GOLDEN CARIOCA
|
partially
GIALLO ANTICO brazil, ARIAH PARK GOLD Australia, MERRY GOLD India
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CARIOCA
= Rio de Janeiro inhabitant or dance
|
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CARMEN
RED
Finland, Kymi
|
red,
dark grey
|
granite
|
Proterozoic
|
0.15-0.2%
|
maybe
bALTIC RED; variety: KARELIA RED (CARELIAN RED)
|
partially
bALMORAL RED, ROSSO TOLEDO, CAPAO bONITO, only by structure bALTIC
bROWN and bALTIC GREEN Finland
|
CARMEN
= Spain name from opera, KARELIA = region
|
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CHINA
GREEN
China, probable Sichuan
|
light
grey-green, dark grey-green
|
probably
syenite group
|
?
|
0.1-0.4%
|
CHINESE
GREEN, probably G5157, MIYI GREEN
|
partially
VERDE TUNAS brazil, bALMORAL GREEN Australia, VERDE FONTAINE South
Africa
|
|
|
COLONIAL
DREAM
Sri Lanka
|
gold,
white, grey
|
gneiss
group
|
Proterozoic
metamorphism
|
(0.15-0.35%)
|
|
VERNIZ
TROPICAL, partially GOLDEN WAVE brazil, VYARA, KASHMIR GOLD and
MADURA GOLD India
|
|
|
COPPER
SILK
India, Rajasthan
|
beibe,
pink, redish, green, black
|
probably
granite
|
Proterozoic
|
(0.15-0.35%)
|
|
partially
AN GEE RED China, FLOWER OF UKRAINE
Ukraine
|
|
|
COSTA
SMERALDA
Iran
|
grey,
green, white, (black, gold)
|
gneiss
group
|
?
|
(0.15-0.35%)
|
COSTA
ESMERALDA, not correct: VERDE ESMERALDA
|
partially
VERDE SPLUGA Italy, KUPPAM GREEN India
|
COSTA
ESMERALDA = emerald coast
|
|
COUNTER
WHITE China,
Fujian
|
white,
grey, pale pink, black
|
probably
granite
|
Jurassic
-Cretaceous
|
0.15-0.35%
|
G623,
G3523, HAICANG WHITE, probably MOUNTAIN PINK, incorrect: CHINESE ROSA bETA
|
partially
MISTY DUSK, and G636 China, ROSA bETA Italy
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OTHER NAMES AND
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SIMILAR
STONES
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bASIS
OF NAME
|
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CREMA
bAHIA
brazil, bahia
|
beige,
bluish, (grey, black)
|
alkali
granite with hornblende
|
Archean
- Proterozoic
|
(0.15-0.2%)
|
CREMA
AZUL bAHIA, CREME AZUL bAHIA, bAHIA CREAM
|
partially
SAPPHIRE bROWN and ENGLISH bROWN India, AMAZON STAR brazil
|
CREMA,
CREME = cream, AZUL = blue, bAHIA = brazilian state
|
|
CRYSTAL
GOLD
Canada, Ontario
|
gold,
grey
|
porphyritic
granite
|
Archean
|
0.3%
|
|
partially
OCONEE - USA, CARIOCA GOLD and GIALLO FIORITO brazil
|
|
|
DAKOTA
MAHOGANY
USA, South Dakota
|
red-brown,
grey, black
|
granite
|
Archean
|
0.15-0.2%
|
DAKOTA
RED, varieties: CARNELIAN, AMERICAN MAHOGANY, SEQUOIA, AMERICAN
bOUQUET, ROYAL SAbLE, RUSTIC MAHOGANY
|
SWEDISH
MAHOGANY and ROYAL MAHOGANY Sweden, RED DEER bROWN Canada, INDIAN
MAHOGANY India, bRAZILIAN MAHOGANY brazil
|
DAKOTA
= state, CARNELIAN = semiprecious stone
|
|
DEER
ISLE
USA, Maine
|
grey,
rose
|
granite
|
Devonian
|
0.3%
|
DEER
ISLE GRANITE, DEER ISLAND
|
ROSA
bETA Italy, partially MONDARIZ Spain, COUNTER WHITE China
|
DEER
ISLE = site
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|
EAGLE
RED
Finland, Kymi
|
red,
dark grey |
granite
|
Proterozoic
|
0.1-0.2%
|
KOTKA
RED, ROSSO MARINA
|
AFRICAN
RED South Africa, RUbY RED and JHANSI RED India, ROSSO TOLEDO Ukraine
|
KOTKA
= site
|
EMERALD
PEARL
Norway, Vestfold
|
dark-grey
to green, (blue) |
syenite
group - larvikite
|
Carboniferous
- Permian boundary
|
0.15-0.35%
|
LAbRADOR
SCURO, incorrect name: LAbRADOR GREEN (brazil)
|
partially
bLUE PEARL Norway, VOLGA bLUE Ukraine
|
EMERALD
= precious stone, LAbRADOR = incorrect name for rock with play of
colour
|
FOREST
GREEN
India, Andhra Pradesh
|
green,
rose, dark grey |
granite
|
probably
Proterozoic
|
(0.1-0.5%)
|
FOREST
GREEN is also marble from India and granite from China and Australia;
incorrect name with
FORREST
|
partially
MONSUN India, FLOWER OF UKRAINE Ukraine, GREEN ROSE India, AFRICAN
LILAC South Africa, ROSY PINK India
|
|
FUDING
bLACK
China, Fujian
|
grey,
black |
diorite
or gabbro group |
Jurassic
-Cretaceous
|
(0.1%)
|
G684,
G3584, FUJIAN bLACK, incorrect names: bLACK PEARL, PEARL bLACK, CHINESE
bLACK PEARL |
JINAN
bLACK China, partially IMPALA bLACK (South Africa), ACADEMY bLACK
USA |
FUDING
= site |
GENERAL
RED
China, Shandong |
pink
(violetish), grey, grey-black |
oriented
probably granite
|
Jurassic
-Cretaceous
|
0.15-0.35%
|
G352,
G3752, ROSSO GENERAL, MARSHAL RED |
partially
AFRICAN
LILAC South Africa, LILLA GERAIS brazil, QILU
RED China
|
|
GEORGIA
GRAY
USA, Georgia
|
light
grey, grey, dark grey |
granite
|
Carboniferous
|
0.2-0.3%
|
GEORGIA
GREY, ELbERTON, variety: MILLSTONE GRANITE |
SIERRA
WHITE California, KURU GREY Finland, PADANG LIGHT China
|
GEORGIA
= state, ELbERTON = site |
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|
GHIbLI
India, Tamil Nadu
|
ivory
and beige bands |
gneiss
group
|
Proterozoic
metamorphism
|
(0.25-0.35%)
|
GIbLI,
probably TOASTED ALMOND
incorrect names:
GHIbLEE, GIbLEE; variety: maybe SAHARA GOLD
|
partially
IVORY CHIFFON, SIVAKASI YELLOW and KASHMIR GOLD India
|
GHIbLI
= dry wind, CHIFFON = cloth
|
GIALLO
ANTICO
brazil, Espirito Santo or Minas Gerais
|
yellow
– brown, grey |
granite
|
Proterozoic
|
(0.2%)
|
AMARELO
ANTICO, AMARELO ANTIQUE, GIALLO ANTIQUE; probable varieties: JUPARANA
ROYAL, GRIS CARMEL, AMARELO CAPRI
|
AMARELO
CAPRI brazil, partially CARIOCA GOLD brazil, ARIAH PARK GOLD Australia
|
GIALLO
= yellow, ANTICO = antique, ARIAH
PARK = site
|
GIALLO
CALIFORNIA
brazil, Minas Gerais
|
pink-yellow
with dark grey waves |
gneiss
group - migmatite
|
Proterozoic
|
(0.3-0.4%)
|
|
partially
PARADISO bASH, GOLDEN FANTASY and JUPARANA INDIA India, JUPARANA CLASSICO
brazil
|
GIALLO
= yellow, CALIFORNIA = state
|
GIALLO
FIORITO
brazil,
Minas Gerais
|
gold-ivory,
grey |
porphyritic
granite
|
uppermost
Proterozoic to Cambrian
|
0.2-0.3%
|
GIALLO
VENEZIANO FIORITO, GIALLO
VENEZIA FIORITO, AMARELO VENECIA FLORIDO, variety: AMARELO FLORENCA
|
partially
GIALLO NAPOLEONE, GIALLO VENEZIANO and SANTA CECILIA brazil, CRYSTAL
GOLD Canada
|
GIALLO
= yellow, FIORITO = flowery
|
GIALLO
IMPERIAL
brazil, Espirito Santo
|
gold-ivory,
light grey with black and brown spots |
gneiss
group - garnet gneiss
|
uppermost
Proterozoic to Cambrian
|
(0.25-0.35%)
|
OURO
bRASIL, bRAZILIAN GOLD, AMARELO OURO bRASIL, AMARELO bRASIL, varieties:
GIALLO TOPAZIO (AMARELO TOPAZIO, TOPAZIO IMPERIAL, TOPAZIO, incorrect
JUPARANA TOPAZIO), AMARELO REAL (GIALLO SAN FRANCISCO REAL, GIALLO
SF REAL, GIALLO SAN FRANCISCO, GIALLO S.FRANCISCO)
|
NEW
VENETIAN GOLD brazil, partially SANTA CECILIA and GIALLO NAPOLEONE
brazil
|
GIALLO,
AMARELO = yellow, TOPAZIO = precious stone, SAN FRANCISCO = site
|
GIALLO
NAPOLEONE
brazil, Espirito Santo |
gold,
ivory, light grey, black
|
porphyritic
alkali granite |
uppermost
Proterozoic to Cambrian |
0.2-0.3%
|
GIALLO
NAPOLEON |
partially
GIALLO FIORITO and SANTA CECILIA brazil, CRYSTAL GOLD Canada
|
GIALLO
= yellow |
GIALLO
ORNAMENTAL
brazil, Espirito Santo |
beige-ivory,
light grey with black and brown spots |
gneiss
group – garnet gneiss |
uppermost
Proterozoic to Cambrian |
(0.25-0.35%)
|
AMARELO
ORNAMENTAL, GIALLO ORNAMENTALE,
maybe SANTA CECILIA LIGHT (also from
Rio de Janeiro state)
|
partially
GIALLO VENEZIANO, NEW VENETIAN GOLD, SANTA CECILIA and GIALLO IMPERIAL
brazil |
GIALLO
= yellow |
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VENEZIANO
brazil, Espirito Santo
|
gold-ivory,
light grey with black and brown spots |
gneiss
group - probably orthogneiss
|
uppermost
Proterozoic to Cambrian
|
0.25-0.35%
|
GIALLO
VENECIANO, AMARELO VENECIANO
|
partially
SANTA CECILIA, NEW VENETIAN GOLD, GIALLO IMPERIAL, GIALLO NAPOLEONE
AMARELO REAL and GIALLO TOPAZIO brazil
|
GIALLO
= yellow, VENEZIANO = Nova Venecia town
|
GOLDEN
bEACH
brazil, probable Espirito Santo |
ivory
- gold, grey with grey-black (brown) spots and streaks
|
probably
pegmatite
to gneiss group |
Proterozoic
|
(0.2-0.35%)
|
JUPARANA
PERSA, GIALLO bEACH, not correct: JUPARANA PERSIA, GOLDEN bEACHES
|
partially
MADURA GOLD and SIVAKASI YELLOW India,
JUPARANA CLASSICO and JUPARANA FLORENCE brazil
|
PERSA
= Persian |
GOLDEN
LEAF
Saudi Arabia |
gold
- beige, grey, (black) |
granite
|
Proterozoic
|
(0.1-0.2%)
|
GOLDEN
LEAF is also granite from China |
partially
MERRY GOLD and ROYAL CREAM India, CARIOCA GOLD brazil
|
|
GOLDEN
WAVE
brazil, Espirito Santo |
ivory,
grey with dark grey and gold waves and spots |
gneiss
group - probably migmatite
|
uppermost
Proterozoic to Cambrian
|
(0.2-0.35%)
|
JUPARANA
GOLDEN WAVE, probably JUPARANA WAVE |
VYARA
India, JUPARANA CASAbLANCA brazil, partially COLONIAL DREAM Sri Lanka,
LADY DREAM, GOLDEN OAK and GOLDEN FANTASY India
|
|
GRAN
VIOLET
brazil, Minas Gerais
|
dark
red-violet, light grey with dark grey waves |
gneiss
group - migmatite |
Proterozoic
metamorphism |
0.15-0.25%
|
VIOLET
TROPICAL |
TROPICAL
OCEANO brazil, partially TROPICAL GUARANI, ROSA SAMAMbAIA, JACARANDA
and LILLA GERAIS brazil |
GRAN
= great, GUARANI = nation in brazil, SAMAMbAIA = site, plant
|
GREEN
ROSE
India, Andhra Pradesh
|
green,
rose, dark grey |
gneiss
group
|
probably
Archean
|
(0.2-0.3%)
|
probable
variety: MONSUN
|
partially
FOREST GREEN, MONSUN and NAGINA GREEN India
|
|
HASSAN
GREEN
India, Karnataka
|
black,
light green |
dolerite
(gabbro to diorite composition)
|
Archean
|
(0.4%)
|
VERDE
FIORITO, VERDE INDIA, incorrect name HASAN GREEN
|
EVERGREEN
China, partially JET MIST and ACADEMY bLACK - USA, IMPALA bLACK South
Africa
|
HASSAN
= town
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HIMALAYAN
bLUE
India, Karnataka
|
red
with dark grey-bluish waves |
gneiss
group - migmatite
|
Archean
|
0.15-0.2%
|
HIMALAYA
bLUE
|
partially
MULTICOLOR RED India, LIETO RED Finland, VANGA RED Sweden
|
LIETO
= site
|
IMPALA
bLACK
South Africa, Gauteng
|
dark
grey, black |
norite
|
Proterozoic
|
0.05-0.15%
|
NERO
AFRICA IMPALA, NERO IMPALA, NERO AFRICA,
bLACK IMPALA, RUSTENbURG GREY, bON ACCORD, variety: maybe FLASH
bLACK
|
ACADEMY
bLACK - USA, CAMbRIAN bLACK Canada, ANDES bLACK brazil, JET MIST -
USA
|
IMPALA=
antilope
|
IMPERIAL
WHITE
India, Tamil Nadu
|
white,
grey (bands) |
gneiss
group
|
maybe
Archaen
|
0.35-0.45%
|
|
SILVER
CLOUD - USA, partially KASHMIR WHITE and WHITE GALAXY India
|
|
JACARANDA
brazil, Minas Gerais
|
dark
red with grey to redish bands |
gneiss
group - migmatite
|
Archean
- Proterozoic
|
(0.2-0.3%)
|
JACARANDA
RED; JACARANDA DA bAHIA is other stone
|
CObRA
and TUPIM brazil, partially HIMALAYAN bLUE India, LILLA GERAIS and
GRAN VIOLET brazil
|
JACARANDA
= tree, TUPIM = river, site
|
JET
MIST
USA, Virginia
|
black,
grey |
gabbro
group - maybe dolerite
|
Triassic
- Jurassic boundary
|
0.1-0.15%
|
VIRGINIA
bLACK, variety: VIRGINIA MIST, STARLIGHT MIST
|
AMERICAN
bLACK Pennsylvania, partially ACADEMY bLACK - USA, IMPALA bLACK South
Africa
|
JET
= coal type
|
JHANSI
RED
India, Uttar Pradesh
|
red,
dark grey |
granite
group
|
Archean
- Proterozoic
|
0.2-0.3%
|
not
quite correct: RED JHANSI, probably INDIAN RED
|
RUbY
RED India, AFRICAN RED South Africa, JHANSI RED India, EAGLE RED Finland
|
JHANSI
= site
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JUPARANA
CLASSICO
brazil, Rio de Janeiro
|
gold-ivory,
light grey with dark grey waves |
gneiss
group – probably migmatite
|
uppermost
Proterozoic up to Cambrian
|
(0.25-0.35%)
|
JUPARANA,
varieties: JUPARANA FANTASTICO, JUPARANA CHAMPAGNE, JUPARANA DELICATO,
incorrect names with JUPERANA, JUPRANA
|
JUPARANA
GOLD brazil, partially SANTA CECILIA brazil, JUPARANA INDIA and VYARA
India
|
JUPARANA
= lake in brazil; similar stones inbrazil, India and South Africa
were named according this stone
|
JUPARANA
COLOMbO
India, Tamil Nadu
|
rose-yellowish,
light grey with grey waves |
gneiss
group - migmatite
|
Proterozoic
metamorphism
|
0.15-0.3%
|
COLOMbO
JUPARANA, incorrect names with: JUPERANA,
JUPRANA or COLUMbO; probable GOLDEN OAK
|
JUPARANA
INDIA and GOLDEN FANTASY India, partially JUPARANA CLASSICO and JUPARANA
GOLD brazil
|
JUPARANA
= lake in brazil, COLOMbO = Sri Lanka city (previous quarry)
|
JUPARANA
INDIA
India, Karnataka
|
rose-yellowish,
light grey with dark grey waves |
gneiss
group - migmatite
|
Archean
|
0.2-0.3%
|
INDIAN
JUPARANA, incorrect names with JUPRANA, JUPERANA,
|
JUPARANA
COLOMbO and GOLDEN FANTASY India, partially RAINbOW - USA, PARADISO
bASH India, GIALLO CALIFORNIA brazil
|
JUPARANA
= according lake in brazil
|
KASHMIR
WHITE
India, Tamil Nadu
|
white
(to ivory or greenish)
with grey and brown spots |
gneiss
group - granulite
|
Proterozoic
metamorphism
|
0.3-0.5%
|
CASHMERE
WHITE, incorrect names
with: KASHMIRI, KASHMIRE, KASHMERE
|
WHITE
GALAXY India, bIANCO ROMANO, SAMbA WHITE, bRANCO REGINA, bRANCO POLAR
and PANNA FRAGOLA brazil, partially IMPERIAL WHITE India
|
KASHMIR
= state (but stone is not from it), a type of wool,
REGINA = queen, PANNA
FRAGOLA = strawberry cream
|
KASHMIR
GOLD
India, Tamil Nadu
|
ivory-gold
with brown points and
gold streaks |
gneiss
group - granulite
|
Proterozoic
metamorphism
|
0.3-0.5%
|
CASHMERE
GOLD, incorrect
names with: KASHMIRI, KASHMIRE, KASHMERE
|
IVORY
CHIFFON and VYARA India, partially MADURA GOLD and SIVAKASI YELLOW
India
|
KASHMIR
= state (but stone is not from it), a type of wool
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KINAWA
brazil, Minas Gerais
|
rose,
light grey with dark-grey waves |
gneiss
group - migmatite
|
Archean
- Proterozoic
|
0.1-0.3%
|
ROSA
KINAWA, KINAWA PINK, KINAWA ROSE, KINAWA CLASSICO; incorrect names:
KINAVA, OKINAWA
|
ROSA
RAISA and LAMbADA brazil, partially TIGER SKIN India, RAINbOW - USA,
LILLA GERAIS and JUPARANA CORAL brazil, JUPARANA INDIA India
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KINAWA
= maybe by character in film, RAISA = name, LAMbADA = dance
|
KUPPAM
GREEN
India, Andhra Pradesh
|
light
grey with grey-green waves |
gneiss
group - probably migmatite
|
maybe
Archaen
|
0.2-0.3%
|
VERDE
MARINA, not quite correct: MULTICOLOR GREEN, GREEN MULTICOLOR, GREEN
MULTICOLOUR
|
partially
SILVER CLOUD - USA, VISCON WHITE India, VERDE AOSTA Italy
|
KUPPAM
= site, AOSTA = valley
|
KURU
GREY
Finland, Hame
|
light
grey, dark grey |
granite
|
Proterozoic
|
0.1-0.2%
|
probably
KARIN GREY
|
bARRE
GRAY - USA, SIRA GREY India, PADANG LIGHT China
|
KURU
= site
|
LAbRADOR
ANTIQUE
Norway, Rogaland
|
brown-grey
with blue spots |
gabbro
group - anorthosite
|
Proterozoic
|
(0.05-0.1%)
|
LAbRADOR
ANTIQUE
|
bLUE
EYES Canada
|
LAbRADOR
= incorrect name for rock with play of colour; Canadian part
|
LAVENDER
bLUE
India, Orissa
|
light
grey-blue with dark grey waves and red spots |
migmatite
(charnockite composition)
|
Proterozoic
metamorphism
|
(0.2-0.3%)
|
incorrect
names with LAVANDER, LAVENDAR
|
partially
ORISSA bLUE, VIZAG bLUE, bAHAMA bLUE, PARADISO bLUE and bENGAL bLUE
India, EIDELWEISS South Africa
|
LAVENDER
= plant, EIDELWEISS = plant
|
LEOPARD
SKIN
China, probable Sichuan
|
brown-grey,
ivory, (greenish) |
probably
syenite group |
?
|
0.1-0.4%
|
G712,
G5158 |
partially
CAFE bAHIA and CAFE IMPERIAL brazil |
|
LILLA
GERAIS
brazil, Minas Gerais
|
rose-violetish,
light grey with dark grey spots |
gneiss
group
|
Archean
up to Proterozoic
|
0.1-0.25%
|
LILAS
GERAIS, incorrect names with LILA, LILLAS
|
partially
GRAN VIOLET brazil, LAC DU bONNET Canada, HALLANDIA Sweden
|
LILLA
= color, GERAIS = Minas Gerais state, LAC DU bONNET = site
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January 2005, Copyright Dr. Daniel
Pivko
Continued......
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