One such stone is the African amethyst, which boasts a deeper and more saturated color compared to its Brazilian counterpart. Another rare purple gemstone found in Africa is the iolite, also known as ...

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Most of them contain duller formations. The geode Dave Clupper splits on this afternoon contains a much rarer Amethyst. “That’s the deepest color Amethyst we’ve ever cracked so that’s a ...

The forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of two living African elephant species, the other being the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana). Historically, forest elephants thrived in the dense ...

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The islands' similarities in minerals and precious metals is due to a volcanic eruption that caused the submersion of the African continental ... blue is amethyst.” And there’s no better ...