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 Post subject: Astonomical names
PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 8:55 pm 
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I like stones with astronomical names such as:
Moonstone
Sunstone
Nebula stone
Star (sapphire, ruby, diopside, etc.)
Meteorites

What am i missing?
Is there a comet stone?
Galaxy stone?
Quasar stone?
mars stone? Jupiter stone? Venus stone? Mercury stone (NOT cinnabar), saturn stone?


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 Post subject: Re: Astonomical names
PostPosted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:21 am 
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How about neptunite.


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 Post subject: Re: Astonomical names
PostPosted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 6:16 pm 
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Is that the black stone that occurs with benitoite?


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 Post subject: Re: Astonomical names
PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:28 am 
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Why yes; yes it is.
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You might recall that neptunite is the answer to this poem puzzle.


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