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Copper agate

Discovered in the wolverine copper mine on Michigan's upper peninsula in the late 1970’s, Copper agate is a rare and unique combination of the 3 billion year old famous lake superior agate, and native copper, which grows intertwined in the agates bands! It is a fairly unknown stone, and is in very little quantity, making it a true collector’s agate!

Color: grey, orange, red, copper

Moh: 7

Family: copper/agate

Rarity: very rare

Occurrence: US (MI)

Mcch: veinular
Alpine Agate

Alpine Agate

Discovered in a field by a rancher in central texas in 1961, Alpine agate is a unique variety of black, red, and purple plume agate found only in Texas! Shortly after its discovery it became a very popular lapidary stone, even rivaling the bedazzaling agates of Mexico below! Zeolites are also occasionally found within the unique material

Name: Alpine agate, carver agate

Family: quartz/agate

MOH: 7

MCCH: veinular

Occurrence: US (TX)

Rarity: rare

Color: red, burgundy, gray
Celadonite

Celadonite is a very rare member of the mica family, discovered in Italy in 1847 by the world famous geologist Ernst Glocker, a man credited with the discovery of at least 70 mineral species, including halite and sphalerite. In 2012, very gemmy quartz specimens with crazy celadonite phantoms were discovered in madagascar!

Color: mid green

Moh: 2-2.5

Family: mica

Rarity: very rare

Occurrence: italy

Mcch: platy

! potentially radioactive
Cyprine

First discovered in 1820 in the massive cliffs towering over the Fjords of Norway, Cyprine is a very rare, Blue, gem variety of Vesuvianite. It is unknown where it’s name originated from, but it likely refers to Cyprus, an island off the coast of Italy where vesuvianite was first discovered. It is prized for it’s glacial blue color, and is very rare to find good pieces of!

Color: glacial blue

Moh: 6.5

Family: Vesuvianite

Rarity: very rare

Occurrence: Norway, South Africa, US, (NM,NJ)

Mcch: tetragonal
Bikolite

Bikolites are rare, black to bottle green Tektite Glasses that are found scattered throughout the Phillipines. They have a very similar appearance to Moldavite, and are believed to be roughly the same age as well! They are named for the Bikol region in which they are found.

Name: Bikolite, Bikol Tektites

Family: None (natural glass)

MOH: 5.5

MCCH: none (natural glass)

Occurrence: Philippines

Rarity: Rare

Color: black, silver, bottle green
Canasite

Canasite is a very rare Innosillicate mineral that is usually a greenish brown, yellow, or lime green that is found exclusively in the Ural Mountains of Russia, Growing alongside charoite! It is very rarely found in cut gemstones.

Color: brown, yellow, lime green

Name: Canasite

Family: Innosillicates

Moh: 6

Occurrence: Russia

Mcch: prismatic

Rarity: Rare
Deschutes jasper

Deschutes Jasper is a picture jasper from an area in Oregon, near the Deschutes River. The jasper can sometimes display a nighttime scenic vista in its pattern. Deschutes Jasper has not been mined for over twenty years, and will not be mined again as the deposit area is now a state park. The stone is quite prized for its patterns and colors, and is quite a popular lapidary showpiece!

Name: Deschutes Jasper

Family: Quartz/Jasper

MOH: 7

MCCH: Massive

Occurrence: US (Oregon)

Rarity: Rare

Color: Tan, Beige, Clay blue
Black pearl

Perhaps the single most prized, coveted, and fought after pearl, (and Organic gem in general) ever, Black pearls are an extremely rare form of pearl produced primarily by the giant black lipped oysters of the caribbean. Prized by maritime tradesmen, pirates, and native islanders alike, black pearls were the ultimate tresure of the tropics, and they’re inspiration carries into the modern day, with the infamous fictional ship, the black pearl of pirates of the caribbean, directly inspired by them and their history!

Color: iridescent mauve - black

Name: black pearl

Family: pearls

M.o.h: 2.5-3

Occurrence: the pacific ocean, primarily the caribbean near islands like Tahiti.

Mcch: amorphous

Rarity: very rare
Atlantasite

Discovered in a mine in Tasmania in 1910, atlantasite is a unique mix of purple stichtite and lime green serpentine that is only found on a single mountain in tasmania! The beautiful stone was named by it’s discoverer after the fabled lost underwater citadel of Atlantis.

Color: lime, purple

Name: Atlantasite

Family: serpentine/stichtite

M.o.h: 4.5

Occurrence: Tasmania

Mcch: massive

Rarity: rare
Botswana agate

Like agua nueva, botswana agates have a very notable royal history! With documentation dating as far back as 1500 BC, botswana agate is famous for its gray, white, and occasional salmon pink hues! It was worn as amulets by the ancient Greeks, and was found in the coffin of multiple notorious warriors. And was one of the most favorable gems to make cameo jewelry with! It is the official national gemstone of botswana.

Color: gray, white, salmon pink

Name: botswana agate

Family:quartz/agate

M.o.h: 7

Occurrence: Botswana, Africa

Mcch: massive/nodular

Rarity: rare
Chocolate calcite

Chocolate calcite, or coffee calcite, is a beautiful variety of deep brown or ochre breccicated banded calcite from the state of Chihuahua in Mexico! It was discovered amongst many other colors of calcites in the early 1970’s, and is nowadays a very popular color of calcite on the collecting market!

Name: Chocolate calcite

Family: Calcite

MOH: 3.4

MCCH: Hexagonal

Occurrence: Mexico

Rarity: Uncommon

Color: Brown, beige, Black, White
Reverse Ying

Reverse Ying is another Ying that appears in the Yingverse!

## Appearance

Reverse Ying's design swaps the colors of the original Ying's design. He has navy blue skin and medium blue facial features. He has a sky blue hoodie and white highlights.

## Personality

Reverse Ying is a family-friendly Twitch streamer. He is extremely confident in himself, although sometimes it can turn into cockiness.

## Trivia

* Reverse Ying has a human OC name Xeno that he made a mod for a popular fighting game called Thursday Morning Fight.
	+ Xeno is a horrible person who hates people, but at the end of his mod, he harnessed the power of friendship and learns to be nicer to everyone.
* Reverse Ying hates Sans.
	+ He also doesn't like Emo Ying and Hex Ying.
	+ He doesn't have a specific reason to dislike them, he just does.
* Reverse Ying goes on 4chan alot.
* Reverse Ying is very enthusiastic about other people's characters.
* Reverse Ying has an addiction to League of Legends.
* Reverse Ying is a very loud and chaotic streamer.
* Reverse Ying uses uwu and owo unironically.
* Reverse Ying has never used 'go mango' in his life.
* Reverse Ying doesn't like muscles.
* Reverse Ying enjoys getting donations from his viewers.
Coldwater agate

Believed to be a sub-variety of lake superior agate, coldwater agate, named after the place it was first discovered, Iowa’s coldwater quarry, is a pale grey, lavender, and white lace agate that can be found in streams and creeks all over the great lakes region, but especially in Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan!

Color: grey, white, lavender, orange

Name: coldwater agate

Family: Quartz/Agate

M.o.h: 7

Occurrence: US (MI,WI,IA,IL), Canada

Mcch: nodular

Rarity: very rare
Burangaite

Burangarite is an extremely rare mixed-mineral that was discovered in and named after the Buranga Pegmatite in Rwanda where it first emerged in 1976. It can include quartz, trolleite, apatite, brazillianite, and a few other fairly uncommon minerals! As of writing this, there has been no other deposits found since 1976!

Name: Burangaite

Family: Multiple

MOH: 5

MCCH: Prismatic

Occurrence: Rwanda

Rarity: Very rare

Color: black, Blue, white
Blue halite

The rarest variety of halite out there, Blue Halite, also known as blue rock salt, is an extremely rare variety of crystallized sodium chloride. It usually occurs in a cubic form but has also been found as masses, grains, and tiny shards. The galactic color spectrum Blue Halite offers is due to minor impurities of potassium within the salt’s chemical composition. The largest deposit of Blue Halite is located in Saskatchewan, Canada, formed during the evaporation of a large ocean that existed around 400 million years ago. Other important localities include deposits in the southern United States, Pakistan, Germany, Spain, Iran, Romania, and the United Kingdom!

Color: blue

Name: blue halite

Family: halite

M.o.h:  1.5-3

Occurrence: US (AZ,CA), Canada, Pakistan, Germany, Spain, Iran, UK

Mcch: cubic

Rarity: very rare
Chisatolite

Chiastolite is an uncommon and unique variety of Andalusite which shows tripache growth habits, resulting in a spoked star or wheel caused by X shaed carbon crystal inclusions! It’s name comes from the Greek word ‘’chiastos’’ meaning ‘’crosswise’’ referring to it’s unique appearence. Emeralds are another crystal that can have Tripace growth!

Color: yellow, orange, grey

Moh: 6.5-7.5

Family: Garnet

Rarity: uncommon

Occurrence: Spain, US (CA)

Mcch: Euhedral
Bastnasite

one of the largest sources of the rare earth and radioactive element cerium, bastnasite is an orange carbonate fluoride mineral which was first described in 1848 by swedish chemist wilhelm Hisinger, near vastmannland, Sweden. although the best gem quality crystals can be found in the zagi mountains of pakistan. due to its cerium content, bastnasite is radioactive and should be handled with extreme caution.
Evansite

Often confused with hemimorphite, evansite is a poorly understood mineral which honestly needs a reinvestigation in modern times. It has a lovely, pale robin's egg blue color, which, at the time of it’s discovery in 1855, was unusual and unique for it’s type of mineral. However, recent evidence actually suggests that evansite is actually just a sub variety of hemimorphite!

Color: teal - light blue

Moh: 3.5-4

Family: itself

Rarity: uncommon

Occurrence: worldwide

Mcch: amorphous
Blue candy agate

One of the many blue agates Washington state is known for, Blue candy agate is a variety of periwinkle-lavender seam agate that was initially discovered around 2011 in the locally famous Walker valley mine, in skagit county, Washington. It is found in a rock face and is somewhat difficult to get to due to being hidden in the treeline.

Color: light blue-lavender

Name: blue candy agate

Family: agate/quartz

M.o.h:  7

Occurrence: US (WA)

Mcch: Seam

Rarity: very rare
Aragonite

Aragonite was first thought to have been officially discovered in 1790 by the spanish prince of Aragon, for which it is named. Aragonite is commonly found in organic matter, most notably tooth enamel, bone marrow, and sea water. It is often found forming in spleoforms inside limestone cave walls and ceilings in europe.

Color: blue, pink, red, colorless

Name: aragonite

Family: aragonite

M.o.h:  3

Occurrence: worldwide

Mcch: prismatic

Rarity: common
Aguilarite

aguilarite is a somewhat rare, metallic sulfosalt mineral. it was first discovered in in around 1891 in the american journal of science, after a discovery in guanajuato, Mexico. the mineral is prized for its unique hoppered crystal structure. it was named after spanish mineralogist Ponciano aguilar.
Boli stone

Discovered in 2008 in the deserts of Saudi Arabia on the rub al kal peninsula, Boli stone is an unusual colorless calcite crystals that can be found scattered on the desert ground in the surrounding area. It is a very interesting stone, and it’s exact origin is currently a mystery.

Color: colorless

Moh: 3

Family: Calcite

Rarity: rare

Occurrence: Saudi Arabia

Mcch: prismatic
Anatase

Anatase

Although fairly common as a mineral, Anatase is quite rare as a gem or polished stone due to it’s delicate fracture lines. It is chemically a form of titanium dioxide, and it was named upon discovery in 1801 after the greek word ‘’anatasis’’ meaning ‘’extension’’ due to it’s elongated pyramidal crystal faces.

Color: olive green - brown

Moh: 5.5 - 6

Family: titanium dioxides

Rarity: rare

Occurrence: switzerland, france

Mcch: pyramidal
Dinosaur bone

Also called gem bone, dinosaur bone is exactly what its name would suggest. Made up of agatized sections of jurrasic age dinosaur bone, belonging to several different species, it is a very popular stone among both paleontologists, and geologists alike! Although the exact species it belonged to are unknown, some have been identified, including that of the theropod diplodocus! It is found mostly in Colorado, but discoveries have been made in Arizona, Utah, and Mexico as well!

Color: red, blue, brown, grey

Name: Dino bone, Gem bone

Family: multiple (organic)

M.o.h:  7

Occurrence: US (CO,AZ,UT), Mexico

Mcch: none (organic)

Rarity: rare
Californite

Callifornite, or California Jade, is a rare variety of pear to deep green Vesuvianite found exclusively in a few places in northern California, including the Pulga Deposit in Butte county, and sky blue hill in Riverside California! It is pretty hard to get your hands on, and is one of very few Vesuvianite deposits in North America!

Color: Pear - deep green

Name: Californite

Family: Idocrase

Moh: 6.5

Occurrence: US (CA)

Mcch: Massive

Rarity: Rare
Baker egg agate

Baker Egg agate (also known as Baker Ranch agate) is a type of agate that formed as thundereggs from a primarily rhyolite-perlite host rock. They are collected from an area southwest of Deming, New Mexico that was formerly known as Baker Ranch. These thundereggs are unique in that they exhibit vibrant coloration that is typically only found in agate nodules .Thundereggs are rarely found in any other color than white, blue or grey-blue, yet Baker Egg Mine produces mixtures of red, yellow, black, white and in rare cases, even green agate!

Name: Baker egg, Baker Agate

Family: quartz, rhyolite, agate

MOH: 7

MCCH: Nodular

Occurrence: US (NM)

Rarity: Uncommon

Color: orange, red, yellow, brown
Francolite

Francolite is a fairly rare sea green - sky blue variety of Botryoidal Fluorapatite that was discovered in the 1780’s at Wheal Franco, in Devon, England, for which it is named. It has also since been discovered in the Ural mountains of Russia as well, but it is still quite a rare piece, prized for it’s blue-tiful colors!

Color: light blue

Name: Francolite

Family: Fluorapatite

M.o.h:  5

Occurrence: England, Russia

Mcch: Microcrystalline

Rarity: rare
Cavansite

Cavansite is a rare, vivid electric blue crystal that is found growing on stillbite clusters in caves! First discovered in muhler county Oregon by a team of geologists in 1967. Eventually, more deposits were found in india, new zealand, and brazil. These are the only sources for the material on the planet!

Color: electric blue

Name: cavansite

Family: calcium sillicate

Moh: 4

Occurrence: oregon, brazil,india NZ

Mcch: Rhombic

Rarity: rare
Berwyn agate

Another well known agate from the exotic, but frigid wilderness of Patagonia, Berwyn agate, also called Paso Berwyn agate, is a very rare variety of beautiful, nodular pink, yellow, orange, and lavender agate found in the cold rocklands of southern Argentina! However, in 2001, a volcanic eruption unfortunately buried the agate beds in ash, and it has since been near impossible to collect!

Color: pink, orange, yellow, lavender

Name: Berwyn agate, Paso berwyn agate

Family: agate/quartz

M.o.h:   7

Occurrence: Argentina

Mcch: nodular

Rarity: very rare
Dendritic agate

Dendritic agate is an uncommon variety of agate with iron ‘’dendrites’’ in the chalcedony. First mentioned around 1500 BC in ancient Rome, it was often worn as a talisman as it was thought they would bring prosperity, and many farmers buried them in their fields to ensure plentiful crops! It is also often associated with artemis, the god of hunting as it resembles a forest. Most dendritic agate is found in western europe, although the famous montana agate in the u.s has also become well known in more recent tmes.

Color:pale cream-orange/brown

Name: dendritic agate

Family: quartz/agate

Moh: 7-7.5

Occurrence: worldwide

Mcch: massive

Rarity: uncommon
Alexandrite

Alexandrite

Perhaps one of the most precious and valuable gemstones on Earth, alexandrite is a very rare, Pleochroic variety of chrysoberyl that was discovered in the Ural mountains of Russia way back in 1836. One miner gathered some stones, which looked like emeralds and took them back to the camp at the end of the day. But in the light of the campfire, the stones shine a brilliant shade of red! The miners were perplexed. When morning came and they saw that the stones were green again in the light, they realized that they had found a new and mysterious gem! It was named the national gem of Russia in 1989!. Since then it’s value has skyrocketed, and is now worth more than some diamonds!

Name: Alexandrite

Family: Chrysoberyl

MOH: 8.5

MCCH: Prismatic

Occurrence: Russia

Rarity: Very rare

Color: multiple
Chkalovite

An extremely rare, snow white mineral found in an equally snow white place, Chkalovite is a rare berylium silicate mineral found only in the northernmost regions of the arctic circle in russia, greenland, and Canada! It was first discovered in 1938 on Russia’s Kola peninsula by the famed Russian aviator Valerii chkalov during a stop in one of his many arctic flights!

Color: white

Name: chkalovite

Family: berylium silicates

M.o.h:  6

Occurrence: Russia, Canada, Greenland

Mcch: orthorhombic

Rarity: very rare.
Friedelite

Friedelite is a very rare, translucent Bubblegum pink gemstone which was initially discovered in Franklin, New Jersey, in 1876. It was named after the french Chemist and mineralogist Charles Friedel. Since it’s discovery, the only other places it has been found are Maine, and France, making it a true collectors stone!

Color: cherry red - pink

Name: Friedelite

Family: Pyrosmalites

M.o.h:  5-5.5

Occurrence: US (NJ) (ME), France

Mcch: Monoclinic

Rarity: Very rare
Bixbite

One of the rarest gems in the world, bixbite was first discovered way back in 1904, when a miner named Maynard Bixby discovered the stone in a hillside in beaver county, Utah. the stone was brought to local gem clubs where it was determined that it was, in fact, a member of the beryl family! Also commonly called ‘’red beryl’’ or ‘’scarlett emerald’’ it is very valuable, with grade AAA pieces having sold for $10k Per carat! To this day, it has only ever been found in that one location, and is truley a collectors dream!

Color: ruby red

Name: Bixbite, red beryl

Family: Beryl

M.o.h:  7.5-8

Occurrence: beaver county, utah

Mcch: prismatic

Rarity: rare
Electrum

A very rare natural alloy of gold and silver, two very precious metals, Electrum has been used by humans even before gold and silver were, with some of the oldest coins ever discovered were made with electrum, dating back to the 7th century, and even the golden tips of egypt’s pyramids, dating back to the third Millenia, were made with a sort of welded electrum! It’s name comes from the Greek word ‘’elektron’’ meaning ‘’metallic’’.

Color: pale gold

Moh: 2

Family: gold/silver

Rarity: rare

Occurrence: worldwide

Mcch: crystalline metal
Citrine

Citrine is an uncommon, yellow variety of quartz. found almost entirely in south america, and southern african countries like the Congo. People have used citrine for thousands of years, it was seen as a stone of the sun, much like heliodor and topaz, (both for which it was commonly mistaken) Natural citrine is rare, and today most citrine quartz is the result of heat treatment of amethyst quartz. natural citrine comes from just a handful of select spots, including brazil, south africa, the congo, bolivia, zambia, madagascar, mongolia, and russia!

Color: pale yellow

Name: Citrine

Family: quartz

Moh: 7

Occurrence: bolivia, brazil, south africa

Mcch: prismatic
Ammolite

Ammolite is a very unique mineral. Created when ammonites are fossilized and than covered in a layer of aragonite, the nacre of the shell is perfectly preserved, resulting in one of the most colorful gems in the world. Found exclusively in the mountains of Alberta, Canada, they have been known about by the Blackfoot natives for centuries before they were officially ‘’discovered’’ in 1962. It than came onto the national gem market, and became incredibly valuable, with some pieces selling for hundreds of dollars per carat! Soon afterwards, it was officially named the national gem of Canada!

Color: rainbow

Name: ammolite

Family: ammonidae

M.o.h:  4

Occurrence: Alberta,Canada

Mcch: organic

Rarity: rare

FACTOIDS

National  - Canada

Toxic - organic matter

R - alberta, canada

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Aerinite

Aerinite

Aerinite is a rare carbonate sillicate gem that was first discovered in the brushlands of Spain in 1876 by an unknown discoverer. It was named after the Greek word ‘’aerinos’’ meaning ‘’atmosphere’’ alluding to its sky-dark blue color. It is also sometimes called spanish lapis, as it can be formed with pyrite inclusions , creating a very similar material!

Color: blue

Moh: 3

Family: carbonate-silicate

Rarity: very rare

Occurrence: Spain, Mexico, China

Mcch: monoclinic
Chicken blood stone

One of China's most unique, and beautiful carving stones, chicken blood jasper is a rare combination of red jasper, quartz, and cinnabar found only in central china! Ancient texts have revealed that the stone has been prized by china for at least 500 years! With it being listed amongst the country's national treasures at the time!

Name: Chicken blood Jasper

Family: Quartz, Granite

MOH: 7

MCCH: Massive

Occurrence: China

Rarity: Rare

Color: grey, tan, red
Cosmic obsidian

Cosmic obsidian is a very rare variety of obsidian from the island of Lapari in Italy. It is called so due to inclusions of spherical inclusions of green and white Cristobalite, some of which contain little specks of golden pyrite in the center! It is one of the rarest types of Obsidian.

Color: Black w/ white/green orbs

Name: Cosmic Obsidian

Family: Obsidian

Moh: 5

Occurrence: Italy

Mcch: None (Natural glass)

Rarity: Very Rare
Ameranthine

Ameranthine

Discovered at a mineral show in early 2020, Ameranthine is a rare variety of quartz and purple fluorite! It was soon after discovered to have been brought to the show from China, where it was among a large deposit of the fluorite the controversial country has become so famous for in recent years!

Name: Ameranthine

Family: quartz/fluorite

MOH: 5.5-6

MCCH: massive

Occurrence: China

Rarity: rare

Color: purple, white
Boleite

Famed and adored by mineral collectors for its visually pleasing geometric cubic formations, and it’s deep blue color, Boleite is a rare Halide mineral which was first discovered in 1891 near santa rosa in the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico, in the village of Boleo, for which it was named. Due to it’s softness, it is rarely cut, although most collectors would likely prefer a natural specimen anyway!

Color: deep blue

Moh: 3-3.5

Family: Halide minerals

Rarity: very rare

Occurrence: Mexico, Chile, Australia

Mcch: cubic
Aparejo agate

Named for the titular Rancho los Aparejos in Chihuahua, Mexico where they are mined, Aparejo agate is a variety of banded, lava bomb agates. They were first mined around 1975, and the ranch has been heavily depleted since then. They often come in colors including orange, mauve, yellow, white, and pink.

Color: orange, white, yellow, pink, mauve

Name: Aparejo agate

Family: agate/quartz

M.o.h:  7

Occurrence: Mexico

Mcch: nodular

Rarity: very rare
Agrinierite

agrinierite is a mineral found typically in the oxidation zone of uranium deposits. as you can probably imagine, it is radioactive and not safe to handle uncontained itself as a result. it was named after atomisist Henry Agrinier, who discovered the mineral in the early 1940s during mining for the atomic bomb project.
Fowlerite

A very rare, rich dark mauve to purple variety of Rhodonite, Fowlerite is a beautiful and elusive gem which was first discovered in the infamous Franklin mine in New Jersey. It is much darker in color than other rhodonite deposits, and is also sometimes called cranberry rhodonite. It was named after Dr. Samuel Fowler, a physician with an interest in mineral science!

Color: dark pink - purple

Moh: 5.5-6.5

Family: rhodonite

Rarity: rare

Occurrence: Mexico, US (CA,NJ)

Mcch: grainular
Cobalto calcite

Cobalt calcite, or cobaltoan calcite, is a rare variety of hot-salmon pink dogtooth calcite found almost entirely in the african country of morocco, Although high grade pieces have been discovered in the Congo and Italy As well. Discovered in Tuscany, Italy in 1875, it was noted for it’s unusually Intense hot pink coloring, and is popular amongst collectors today!

Color:salmon-hot pink

Name: cobalto/cobaltoan calcite

Family: calcite

Moh: 3.5

Occurrence: Congo, Italy, Morocco

Mcch: prismatic

Rarity: rare
Aegirine

Aegirine

Named after the Teutonic god of the sea, Aegerine is a unique pearly black gemstone that was first discovered all the way back in 1835 in Norway. The stone’s anonymous discoverer was enthralled with it’s pearly black appearence and sent it to a gemologist where it was identified as an entirely new species of mineral in 1836!

Name: Aegirine

Family: Innosillicates

MOH: 5-6

MCCH: tabular

Occurrence: worldwide

Rarity: uncommon

Color: black
Fairburn agate

Fairburn agate is a rare, deep red - magenta banded agate found exclusively in the black hills of south dakota and northern nebraska. It is a very mysterious agate, as it’s geological origin has been the subject of mystery. It is suspected that fairburn agates originated in or near the Black Hills of Eastern Wyoming and Western South Dakota, and were exposed due to erosion and carried into agate beds downstream. It is also possible they formed at the site where they lie, and were washed free of dirt and limestone debris by wind and weather. However, the former is more plausible than the latter. Nonetheless, it is a beautiful variety of agate!

Color: red-magenta

Name: fairburn/prairie agate

Family: quartz/agate

Moh: 7.5

Occurrence:south dakota,nebraska

Mcch: massive

Rarity: rare
Achroite

Achroite

Achroite is a rare form of colorless to light blue Elbaite tourmaline first discovered in 1845 in Tuscany, Italy. It was named by russian chemist Rudolph Hermann after the greek word ‘’achrous’’ meaning ‘’colorless’’ or ‘’without color’’ achroite is also one of just a handful of gems that can produce peisoelectricity!

Color: colorless - pale blue

Moh: 7-7.5

Family: Tourmaline

Rarity: rare

Occurrence: pakistan, russia, US

Mcch: fibrous
Cherry opal

Cherry opal is a fairly rare red common opal that often has swirls of yellow and orange in it as well. It can sometimes also be precious, but is very rare. It is most commonly found in the deserts of Southern California and Mexico, although it was actually first described in Portugal in the late 1880’s!

Color: Red, Yellow, Orange

Name: Cherry Opal

Family: Opal

Moh: 5.5-6.5

Occurrence: US (CA), Mexico, Portugal

Mcch: None (Mineraloid)

Rarity: Rare
Euphoralite

Pehaps one of the most unique stones on the planet, containing up to 47 different minerals in it’s makeup, Euphoralite is a rare gem that was first discovered in the sacred and historically significant black hills of the remote US state of South Dakota by it’s namesake, Gary Euhoralite, in the late 2000’s. There are still a whopping 30 minerals in the stone that havent been identified yet!

Color: multiple

Name: Euphoralite

Family: many

M.o.h:  3-6

Occurrence: US (SD)

Mcch: Concretious

Rarity: Rare
Buse lake blue agate

Probably one of the most well known BC agates, Buse lake blue is a rare variety of Blue, banded seam agate that is scarcely found woven in seams in the rhyolite of the mountains surrounding Buse lake, British Columbia, for which it is named. It was discovered by local loggers in the 1960’s from the nearby Kamloops, and is now highly sought after by local rockhounds!

Color: Periwinkle blue

Name: buse lake blue agate, buse agate

Family: agate/quartz

M.o.h: 7

Occurrence: Canada (BC)

Mcch: seam

Rarity: very rare
Evergreen agate

Long kept a secret, I think it's time I finally reveal my very first original discovery. In 2020 I was walking on some derelict railroad tracks in a forest with my father when I noticed a gleam in the rail ballast. To my surprise, it was a piece of beautiful green and grey plume agate! And better yet, there was a LOT more of it! I believe the ballast rock to be local to WA, and due to this, as well as the green plumes resembling that of our local pine trees, I decided to coin it Evergreen agate!

Color: green, white, grey, blue, mauve

Name: Evergreen agate

Family: agate/quartz

M.o.h: 7

Occurrence: US (WA)

Mcch: veinular

Rarity: very rare
Forest fire jasper

Tabu Jasper is also called Tabu Tabu Jasper, and has also been nicknamed Forest Fire Jasper because of its coloration. It is a brecciated jasper from Africa. Tabu's main feature is its bright brick to crimson reds, often offset by areas of white agate and sometimes translucent quartz. Some pieces offer a vivid contrast with lighter reddish pinks or black. All of these pieces are bold and eye-catching. It should be noted that this stone has become scarcer with each passing year!

Color: red, orange, yellow, grey

Name: Forest fire jasper, Tabu Tabu Jasper

Family: quartz/jasper

Moh: 7

Occurrence: South Africa

Mcch: Veinular

Rarity: Very rare
Cumengeite

Most notable for it’s bizarre and fascinating dipyramidal ‘’starburst’’ crystals, which are a deep blue color due to a core composed of Boleite. This unique form and color make it extremely desirable amongst professional mineral collectors, and as a result, good specimens are very rare, and often very pricey!

Color: dark blue

Moh: 2.5

Family: oxyhalides

Rarity: very rare

Occurrence: US (AZ), Mexico

Mcch: tetragonal
Chambersite

First discovered somewhat recently in 1961 by an unknown discoverer in Chambers county, Texas, where it was named after, Chambersite is a rare, colorless to attractive lilac purple magnesium tektoborate, and is very rare, being found in just a handful of small deposits worldwide. It is rare to see a cut gem, as many specimens are left natural due to a pleasing trigonal formation!

Color: colorless - deep purple

Moh: 7

Family: tektoborates

Rarity: very rare

Occurrence: Mexico, China, US (TX), Vietnam

Mcch: pseudocubic
Eitelite

A rare, canary yellow nitro carbonate mineral, Eitelite was first discovered in an oil field in Utah in 1954. It is named after one of the stones first researchers, Dr. Wilhelm Eitel. It is very rarely cut into a gem, as the only known source for gem quality specimens is currently underneath the aforementioned oil field, which is still operating as of 2021!

Color: yellow

Moh: 3.5

Family: nitro carbonates

Rarity: rare

Occurrence: Russia, Tajikistan, Sudan, US (WY,UT), Canada

Mcch: rhombohedral
Bytownite

Bytwonite is a rare variety of transparent colorless to yellow Feldspar first discovered and named after Bytown, (now Ottawa), Canada, in 1935. It is one of few varieties of feldspar which can be cut into gemstones. Recently, gem qualitiy pieces have been discovered in northern Norway!

Color: colorless - pale yellow

Moh: 6-6.5

Family: Feldspars

Rarity: rare

Occurrence: Canada, Norway, US

Mcch: triclinic
Fluorapatite

Fluorapatite is a gem quality, phosphate mineral that is very similar in nature to apatite. Fluorapatite is a strange gem, having been found on both the ocean floor, and in human teeth enamel! However, the gem quality material, famed for it’s rich and gemmy colors ranging from pink, to deep blue, are mostly found in Brazil, Peru, and Argentina!

Color: many

Name: Fluorapatite

Family: phosphate/apatite group

Moh: 5

Occurrence: Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Spain, Pakistan

Mcch: prismatic

Rarity: Uncommon
Antlerite

Antlerite is a rare, emerald green copper sulfate mineral discovered first in 1889 in Arizona at the mine it would gain it’s name from, the antler mine! Antlerite is extremely similar to malachite, both forming in banded, tightly packed fibrous sprays. Since than it has been found in most countries throughout the world.

Color: emerald green

Name: Antlerite

Family: copper sulfates

M.o.h:  3-3.5

Occurrence: worldwide

Mcch: acicular

Rarity: very rare
Bloodstone

Bloodstone was first discovered around a whopping 2000 years ago in India, where it soon became very popular and made it onto eastern trade routes. Now, bloodstone is also quite religiously significant, legend says that bloodstone was created when the blood from the nail wounds in jesus’ hands dripped onto the green jasper supporting the weight of the cross, creating the unique stone. It was used during medieval times to treat venomous snake bites as well!

Color: dark green- red

Name: Bloodstone

Family: Quartz

M.o.h:  7

Occurrence: india, central u.s

Mcch: massive

Rarity: uncommon
Durangite

Durangite is a very rare, deep orange - red variety of the aluminum arsenate mineral Tilastite. It was first discovered in 1869 at the barranca mine in the state of Durango, Mexico, for which it was named. It can also be found in the southwestern US!

Color: light to dark orange/red

Moh: 5.5

Family: tilastite

Rarity: very rare

Occurrence: US (AZ,NM), Mexico

Mcch: monoclinic
Feklichevite

An extremely rare, garnet-esque mineral, Feklichevite is a very rare variety of not garnet, but Eudialyte, which was discovered in northern russia in 1966. It was named in honor of russian minerologist Vladimir Feklichev. It is rarely bigger than a few centimeters, and so is rarely cut into gemstones!

Color: dark brown

Moh: 5.5

Family: eudialyte

Rarity: very rare

Occurrence: Russia

Mcch: trapezoidal
Aouli agate

One of Morocco’s signature agates, Aouli agate is usually distinguishable by its cone-like shape. They are often heavily fractured, and are difficult to cut. They come from and are named after the Aouli Basalt deposit nearby, they most often come in colors ranging in orange, white, yellow, and red.

Color: orange, white, yellow, red

Name: Aouli agate

Family: Agate/quartz

M.o.h:  7

Occurrence: Morocco

Mcch: nodular

Rarity: rare
Ekanite

Ekanite is an extremely rare, bottle green silicate gemstone discovered in the gem gravels of Sri lanka in 1954. Ekanite perhaps earns it name, as it will make you go eek! Indeed. You see, Ekanite is VERY radioactive, and should be stored behind reinforced glass at all times! (not that you’ll ever get your hands on any as it is exceedingly rare) it was named after it’s local discoverer, mr. F.L.D Ekanayake!

Color: bottle green

Name: Ekanite

Family: Sillicates

M.o.h:  5-6.5

Occurrence: Sri Lanka

Mcch: Grainular

Rarity: Very rare
Promised Land

***Promised Land*** is an upcoming American family drama television series created, written and exective produced by Matt Lopez. The series is produced by ABC Signature, a part of Disney Television Studios. It will premiere on January 24, 2022 on ABC.

## Synopsis

*“Promised Land”* is an epic, generation-spanning drama about two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in California’s Sonoma Valley.

## Cast

* Cecilia Suárez as Lettie Sandoval
* Christina Ochoa as Veronica Sandoval
* Augusto Aguilera as Mateo Flores
* Mariel Molino as Carmen Sandoval
* Andres Velez as Carlos Rincón
* Tonatiuh Elizarraraz as Antonio Sandoval
* Katya Martín as Juana Sánchez
* Rolando Chusan as Billy Rincón
* Bellamy Young as Margaret Honeycroft
* Susan Ortiz as Marta

## Production

### Development

February 22, 2021, it was announced that ABC ordered a pilot for a family drama titled *Promised Land*, which was previously titled *American Heritage* for Matt Lopez, the series' writer and executive producer. On April 20, 2021, Michael Cuesta was confirmed as the director of the pilot episode and executive producer of the drama alongside Adam Kolbrenner of Lit Entertainment Group and Maggie Malina. On August 11, 2021, it was announced that ABC has given *Promised Land* a series order.

### Casting

In March 2021, Christina Ochoa and Mariel Molino joined the series in a leading role. In April 2021, Andres Velez, John Ortiz, Cecilia Suárez, Augusto Aguilera, Tonatiuh Elizarraraz, and Katya Martín joined the cast as leads. In May 2021, Rolando Chusan joined the cast as a lead. In October 2021, Bellamy Young joined the cast in a leading role.

## Multimedia

### Images

* Promotional Images
* Posters
* Character Portraits
* Videos

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## See More

* Promised Land at the Internet Movie Database
* Follow Promised Land (@promisedlandabc) on Instagram
* Follow Promised Land (@PromisedLandABC) on Twitter
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## References

1. ↑ Matt Lopez Latinx Drama ‘Promised Land’ Handed Pilot Order At ABC
2. ↑ ‘Promised Land’: Michael Cuesta To Direct & Exec Produce ABC Drama Pilot
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matt Lopez Latinx Family Drama ‘Promised Land’ Gets ABC Series Order
4. ↑ ‘Promised Land’: Christina Ochoa Joins Matt Lopez’s ABC Latinx Drama Pilot
5. ↑ ‘Promised Land’: Mariel Molino Joins ABC Drama Pilot
6. ↑ ‘Promised Land’: Andres Velez Joins ABC Drama Pilot
7. ↑ ‘Promised Land’: John Ortiz To Star In ABC Drama Pilot
8. ↑ ‘Promised Land’: Cecilia Suárez & Augusto Aguilera To Star In ABC Drama Pilot
9. ↑ ‘Promised Land’: Tonatiuh To Co-Star In ABC Drama Pilot
10. ↑ ‘Promised Land’: Katya Martín Joins ABC Drama Pilot
11. ↑ ‘Promised Land’: Newcomer Rolando Chusan To Co-Star In ABC Drama Pilot
12. ↑ Bellamy Young To Co-Star In ABC Drama Series ‘Promised Land’
Biotite

Discovered in 1847 in Italy by french physicist Johann Hausmann, in memory of french gemologist Jean-baptiste Biot, biotite is a rare variety of brown to brownish red gem quality mica. It is found mostly in Europe, although more recently, deposits have been found in canada.

Color: brown

Moh: 2.5 - 3

Family: Mica

Rarity: rare

Occurrence: italy, canada, norway

Mcch: platy
Cyanotrichite

A very complex mineral composed of several elements including copper, aluminum, and azurite, Cyanotrichite, which gets it’s unique name from the greek words ‘’kyaneos’’ (blue) and ‘’triches’’ (hair) was first discovered in 1839 in rural Romania. It is quite prized by mineral collectors, due to it’s unique crystal structure, and beautiful blue and green hues!

Color: blue, green, teal

Name: cyanotrichite

Family: copper aluminum hydrosulfates

M.o.h:  2-2.5

Occurrence: worldwide in small amounts

Mcch: acicular

Rarity: rare
Chrysocola

The emperor of carbonate minerals, chrysocola is one of the most beautiful stones in the world. It can often be found intermingled with malachite, turquoise and azurite, creating a wonderful mixed gemstone known as Eilat stone (named after the city where it was once mined). Legend has it that Eilat stone was originally quarried in King Solomon's mines in Africa--which is partly why it is the national stone of Israel. The rich, vibrant blue and green colors of chrysocolla are reminiscent of looking down upon the earth's surface from space. It was popular in jewelry, and was often used to make vibrant dyes and art pieces!

Color: green-blue

Name: chrysocola

Family: carbonate minerals

Moh: 5

Occurrence: southwestern us,

Mexico, africa

Mcch: massive, stalactitic

Rarity: uncommon
Euclase

A quite rare yellow, or Electric blue variant of Datolite, Euclase was first described in 1785 in brazil, where afterwards it was sent to europe and named after the words ‘’eu’’ meaning ‘’well’’ and ‘’Klasis’’ meaning ‘’breaking’’ due to its soft cleavage. The stone is most valuable when it is electric blue, and is considered to be only for collectors!

Color: electric sky blue

Name: Euclase

Family: Datolite

M.o.h:   7.5

Occurrence: Sri lanka, Zimbabwe, Brazil

Mcch: Monoclinic

Rarity: Rare
Eudidymite

One of those minerals whose name i'm not even gonna try to pronounce, Eudidymite is an uncommon inosilicate mineral which was discovered in Larvik, Norway, during a summer vacation for minerologist waldemar Brogger, who was introduced to the yet unknown stone by two local miners. He named it after the Greek words for ‘’well’’ and ‘’twinned’’ referring to it’s twinning!

Color: white

Moh: 6

Family: inosilicates

Rarity: uncommon

Occurrence: Malawi, Brazil, pakistan, Canada, Norway

Mcch: monoclinic
Angelite

Angelite is a baby blue, soft variety of the stone anhydrite which was discovered in 1794, however, it was not until July of 1987 that a new discovery in Peru officially became known by the gemology community as angelite. A periwinkle blue, to lilac blue stone, angelite has since become a very popular new age gemstone.

Color: periwinkle-lilac

Name: Angelite, angeline

Family: anhydrine

M.o.h: 3.5

Occurrence: Peru

Mcch: fibrous veins

Rarity: rare

FACTOIDS

wS

R - peru
Ephesite

A rare member of the little known Mica silicate group, Ephesite is a rare, cherry red to salmon pink crystal that is fawned over by collectors for it’s beautiful color, and unique crystal growth. It was discovered at a granite mine near the ancient city of Ephesus, Turkey, in 1851, and was named after such!

Color: salmon pink

Moh: 3.5-4

Family: Mica

Rarity: rare

Occurrence: Austria, Norway, Guyana, US (UT)

Mcch: triclinic
Coral

Up there with diamonds and ivory on the list of controversial gemstones, the collecting of this striking organic gem is taboo for a very good reason. In tropical waters throughout the world, coral as a species is endangered, and much of the gem coral on the market has been taken illegally, destroying the enviroment. It is, however, a striking stone, but most would agree it is even prettier in the ocean where it belongs!

Name: Coral

Family: Corals

MOH: 3-4

MCCH: None, (Organic)

Occurrence: Worldwide

Rarity: Uncommon

Color: white, ocasionally red
Forcherite opal

Forcherite is a rare, and very unique variety of opal. Made up of beautiful matte yellow and orange silica, it is actually colored by inclusions of Realgar, (red) and Orpiment! (yellow). It was named for Mt Forcher in Austria, the original place the unique and colorful stone was discovered around 1876!

Color: yellow-orange

Name: Forcherite/Forcheropal

Family: Opal

M.o.h: 5.5-6

Occurrence: Austria, France

Mcch: none (Sillica)

Rarity: Very rare
Disaster peak agate

One of the many Pacific northwest picture jaspers, disaster peak jasper is a variety that has a beige or brown ‘’rind’’ and a clay blue ‘’core’’. It was discovered near the historically jasper rich town of McDermitt, Nevada, in the late 1970’s, near its namesake high desert butte of disaster peak! It, like many localized gem varieties, has been largely mined out since its discovery!

Color: beige, tan, brown, clay blue

Name: disaster peak jasper

Family: quartz/jasper

M.o.h:  7

Occurrence: US (NV)

Mcch: massive

Rarity: very rare
Fantasia jasper

A bit of a mystery jasper, Fantasia jasper is a variety of striking agatized brecciated jasper found somewhere in central Utah. it has appeared at many gemshows over the years, but no exact origin has ever been approximated. It’s classic jasper red and yellow colors have made it a very popular lapidary material!

Color: yellow, red, white

Name: Fantasia jasper

Family: jasper/quartz

M.o.h: 7

Occurrence: US (UT)

Mcch: breccicated

Rarity: very rare
Carrera marble

One of the oldest stones mined purely for ornamentation purposes, as well as one of the most coveted, Carrera marble is a variety of breccicated white marble that has been carved from the hillsides behind the namesake town of Carrera, Italy, for over 1,500 years! Many of ancient rome’s most coveted and exclusive buildings utilize the material, and since mining began, over 650 quarries have been dug!

Color: white

Name: Carrera marble

Family: marble

M.o.h:  5-6

Occurrence: Italy

Mcch: massive

Rarity: uncommon
Bentorite

found only in the haturium formation of the dead sea in israel, bentorite is a beautiful lilac colored mineral that was first described 1980 by mineralogist shulamit gross, who named it after his professor, russian mineralogist Yaakov ben-tor. the mineral is extremely rare, and usually only found amongst collectors.
Ammonite

Ammonites are technically fossils, like their more valuable relative ammolite. They are the remains of the 240 million year old creatures of the same name, a type of sea snail similar to a nautilus. They went extinct alongside the vast majority of creautacious life 65 MYA when the earth was struck by a massive asteroid. As a fossil, they have since been agateized and opalized. They were considered to be of mythical importance by medieval Europeans due to their resemblance to a coiled snake. Most ammonite shells can be found all around the globe!

Color: brown, rainbow

Name: ammonite

Family: ammonidae

M.o.h:  4

Occurrence: worldwide

Mcch: organic

Rarity: common

FACTOIDS

Toxic - organic matter

0
Bowenite

A form of greenstone serpentine, Bowenite was first discovered in the teeny tiny US state of Rhode Island back in 1850! It would later be named after american mineralologist George Thomas Bowen. In 1998, it was named the official state gem of Rhode Island! Nowadays, it can be found elsewhere, but the US is still a good locality!

Name: Bowenite

Family: serpentine

MOH: 5.5

MCCH: veinular

Occurrence: US

Rarity: rare

Color: lime green
Faustite

Faustite is a rare, Zinc green variety of Breccicated Turquoise that was first discovered in the King Copper mine in Nevada, although it has since been found in other Turquoise producing states like New Mexico, and Arizona, notably, the grasshopper mine in New Mexico. Faustite was discovered in 1953, and was named after US minerologist George Tobias Faust!

Color: Apple green

Name: Faustite

Family: Turquoise

M.o.h:  5-5.5

Occurrence: US (AZ) (NM) (NV)

Mcch: grainular

Rarity: Very rare
Charoite

Charoite is a rare, silicate mineral only found in one location on the whole planet, the hills of the Urals surrounding charro lake, in Russia, for which the stone is named. The stone was reportedly first discovered in the early 1940’s, during world war 2 by a passing soldier, but it was not until 1978 that the stone came on to the market for the first time!

Color: purple

Name: charoite

Family:sillicates

Moh: 5-6

Occurrence: Russia

Mcch: massive

Rarity: rare
Eucryptite

Discovered in Connecticut in 1888 by US minerologist George H. Brush, and named for the greek word ‘’ Eucryptos’’ , meaning ‘’well concealed’’ due to it’s close intergrowth with albite, Eucryptite is a rare silicate mineral, and is most popular as a collectors minerals for it’s pale pink or beige colors!

Color: colorless - brown

Moh: 6.5

Family: sillicates

Rarity: uncommon

Occurrence: southern africa, poland, russia

Mcch: aggregatal
Bronzite

Not a lot is known about the history of bronzite, most likely due to its abundance throughout history. Bronzite is found all over the world and can appear mundane when not polished. Bronzite is a truly beautiful stone that can display chatoyancy and bright golden flecks. The Romans used powdered bronzite as a protector against confusion and mental illness. Bronzite was also utilized in medieval times to fortify the nerves.

Name: Bronzite

Family: pyroxene

MOH: 5-5.5

MCCH: scaly

Occurrence: UK, Greenland, Norway, Sweden

Rarity: uncommon

Color: bronze
Devilline

First discovered in Cornwall, England in 1872 and named in honor of the french chemist Henri Saint-Claire DeVille, Devilline is a rare, attractive teal sulfate mineral with a very similar alluring emerald green color to Dioptase, making it a very popular rare stone amongst mineral collectors. It can be found in small quantites in mines worldwide!

Color: teal

Moh: 2.5

Family: sulfates

Rarity: rare

Occurrence: worldwide

Mcch: prismatic
Fire ledge jasper

The Third, and so far, final discovery in Nevada’s dead camel mountains, fire ledge jasper is an overlooked stone. Although seemingly plain when not cut or polished due to a clay crust, when cut it reveals striking red dendrites on a pink backdrop! It was discovered on, (and named after) fire ridge, about 130 miles from Fallon, Nevada!

Color: pink, red

Name: fire ledge jasper

Family: jasper/quartz

M.o.h:  7

Occurrence: US (NV)

Mcch: massive

Rarity: very rare