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Mocha Stone from
Mocha, Taiz Governorate, Yemen


Classification
Species:Quartz var: Mocha Stone
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mocha Stone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mocha, Taiz Governorate, Yemen
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7797
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7797:2
GUID (UUID V4):c1a32fee-3c66-4c0f-b161-2826bc2db226
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
carats weight were displayed for my pleasure. One stone, a large and beautiful morganite, was breath-taking...breath-taking in its outstanding beauty. This stone was being set in a lovely gold mount by George Lindley of...opened its arms and embraced this fine hobby of stone cutting and collecting? Or are you not aware that...one dollar. Also a few beautiful agates and fine mocha stones exquisitely fashioned, were bought at very...located in the same removers. Various cabochons of mocha stone, agate, and fine Whitby Jet were also found in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of civilization, from the ancient flints of the Stone Age to the modern silica laboratory ware. Because...Wicklow Diamond Hot Springs Diamond (c) "Pebble" or "Stone" indicative of the water-rvorn surface of crystalclear...Pebble. Bristol Stone. Coradgee Stone. 386 THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST Rain Stone-a double meaning...petrified rain-drops. Rhinestone. Show Stone. Vellum or Valium Stone. (d) Other clear quartzes: Beryl-old...artificial light is fine red. Bishop's Stone. Lavendine. Soldier's Stone. (b) Blue, indigo: Azure Quartz. Sappharine
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Malta 140 Section of a Cave, Coast of 3Ialta 141 Mocha-stone inBritish Museum . . . . . . . 146 Section inthe
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Malta 140 Section of a Cave, Coast of 3Ialta 141 Mocha-stone inBritish Museum . . . . . . . 146 Section inthe
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Malta 140 Section of a Cave, Coast of 3Ialta 141 Mocha-stone inBritish Museum . . . . . . . 146 Section inthe
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Malta 140 Section of a Cave, Coast of 3Ialta 141 Mocha-stone inBritish Museum . . . . . . . 146 Section inthe
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Malta 140 Section of a Cave, Coast of 3Ialta 141 Mocha-stone inBritish Museum . . . . . . . 146 Section inthe
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Malta 140 Section of a Cave, Coast of 3Ialta 141 Mocha-stone inBritish Museum . . . . . . . 146 Section inthe
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
specific gravity. Crystals of cassiterite (tin-stone) when transparent and of a good colour have occasionally...varieties (blood-stone, plasma, chrysoprase, sard, sardonyx, agate, onyx, carnelian, mocha-stone, moss-agate...andalusite (and chiastolite), kyanite, garnet (cinnamon-stone, pyrope, almandine, and demantoid), idocrase, jadeite...epidote, labradorite, oliJ{oclase (sun-stone), orthoclase (moon-stone), beryl (emerald, aquamarine, and golden...SULPHATES, PHOSPHATES, etc., the only precious stone is turquoise, a compact, hydrous phosphate of aluminium
Book
sur laquelle semaine, Améthyste Agate (Mocha Stone), etc. sont gravés les Chine. socle. Chine...Agate (Mocha Stone) (15 1/2 1/16 1/32 carats). Inde. 452 Agate 453 Agate, boule (Mocha en Stone)... Géode (21 X 14 X 10,5 Brésil. 490 Pudding Stone (boule d’Agate). Wyoming. 491 Jaspe gris, coupe...Cylindre Assyrien, 700 Stephens J.-C. St. av. Stone. 699 Cylindre Assyrien, 700 Cylindre Assyrien
Book (edition)
Director of thorities on gemstones the Precious Stone Laboratory, London Chamber of Commerce Dr. Sydney...or pagodite. agalmatolite aetites. Same as eagle stone applied to certain varieties of (Kunz). pyrophyllite...Afghanistan lapis. Fine blue, best and steatite. stone), (pencil quality lapis lazuli from BadakFrom all... DICTIONARY OF GEMS AND GEMOLOGY An ornamental stone. agate, agatize. To change into, or cause to resemble...but if of other colors than tones of gray, the stone is then properly known as onyx. Most banded agate
Book
Humorem putant sub Quartz it first, ignited to stone sacred fire of be kindled subjecting well-known...occurs name stone “ a but Phillips, to suggested new Pliny knew apropos. stone of Rock rocks...distinctly specimens peculiar beautiful examples stone—Nos. Crystal—- fine strata, examining paler...thin slice of a polarizing ture. generally stone, exhibiting precious a dark bluish-violet colour...AMETHYST, humility. It are of , foundation-stone being symbolical of of son name and twelfth
Book (edition)
authorities: B. W. Anderson, FGA, Director of the Precious Stone Laboratory, London Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Sydney...bluish light effect in certain directions as the stone is turned. It is caused by diffused light reflection...moonstone. See orthoclase. aetites. Same as eagle stone Afghanistan lapis. Fine blue, best Luster, vitreous;... yellowish, brownish or grayish. An ornamental stone. agaphite. A vitreous variety of Persian turquoise...varieties of pinite (muscovite), pyrophyllite (pencil stone), and _ steatite. From all of these the Chinese
Book (edition)
reflection may continue indefi¬ nitely within a stone, as the light striking any boundary is totally reflected...critical angle, in which event it passes out of the stone. total reflection. BY THE SAME PUBLISHERS Books...gemstones: Dr. B. W. Anderson, Director of the Precious Stone Laboratory, London Chamber of Com¬ merce; Dr. Sydney...(Schlossmacher). aeroides. aetites. Same as eagle stone (Kunz). Afghanistan lapis. Fine blue, best quality...varieties of pinite (muscovite), pyrophyllite (pencil stone), and steatite. From all of these the Chinese fashion
Book
although appea ring quite tree-like, it is in fact stone. As chalcedony has a range of deposition temperatures...colour. Left Close-up of the cut face of agate stone showing marble-like patterns. Unknown locality....What is an agate7 31 • Above Mocha agate, unknown locality. Mocha agate: Th is is a type of dendritic...this time admixed with clay. and the resulting stone is white to yellowish. It too has been used as a...material for tools used by early humans. as the stone is capable of being knapped into useful cutting
although appearing quite tree-like, it is in fact stone. As chalcedony has a range of deposition temperatures...colour. Left Close-up of the cut face of agate stone showing marble-like patterns. Unknown locality....What is an agate? 31 Above Mocha agate, unknown locality. Mocha agate: This is a type of dendritic...this time admixed with clay, and the resulting stone is white to yellowish. It too has been used as a...material for tools used by early humans, as the stone is capable of being knapped into useful cutting
Journal (issue)
MINERALS ••• On U. TENTH AMNIVERSARY c:- - - • The Stone Studio R. Emm"'lt Doherty. MQr. 1419 CROMPOND ROAD...of this mineral is a library in miniature, each stone telling its own pe. culiar story, sometimes puzzling...well be said that they are veritable sermons in stone, as the one described by the late Dr. 132 The...glorious specimen was an ordinary moss agate ring stone, about one half inch square. The owner had considerable...considerable difficulty finding which way the stone should be held in order to see the picture, turning it
Book (edition)
RESOURCES. for information on moss ngate nnd mocha stone occurrences in Montana; Mr. F. 1'-LMyrick, of...of Randsburg, Cul, for specimens of St. Stephen stone for examination; Mr. F. C. Fnxon, of Silver Lnko...I :·, J • '. ' :I ;i I ·! Moss agnte and mocha stone of fine quality occur in Montana. The agates...idea as to the natme of the den~ dl"ites·in mocha stone. The rough specimens of agn.te examined consist...millimeters across, resembling n. sunflower. Another fob stone 27 by 31 millimeters gave the effect of a small
Book (edition)
the gem is reflected back through the top of the stone from the pavilion (bottom) facets, displaying the...derives from ‘upala’, the Sanskrit word for precious stone. Although this suggests an eastern source for opal...impurities. [ron oxides cause the browns in 60 Mocha stone : AGATE & JASPER agates and sardonyx, and...moss-like green minerals, but the variety known as mocha stone is patterned with iron or manganese oxides (fig...however, is the gem mined from this island; the stone described by Pliny as chrysolite is probably the
Catalog/List
Icolmkill. 118 Muſcovy Talc. 119 Lapis Ollaris—Pot Stone, from Norway. 120 Do. from Sweden. 121 Do. | from...Steatites, from Penſylvania. 126 Soap Stone, Cornwall. 127 Serpentine Stone, from Saxony. 128 Do. from France...Shale very common in coal pits. 178 Lithomarga—Stone Marrow, from Saxony. 179 Do. from the Ile of Sky...212 Tripoh Earth. _ | 213 'Tripoli—The Rotten Stone of Derbyſhire. 214 Tripoli—Toledo Earth. 215 Tripoli... from Derbyſhire. 281 Do. with figures—the Mocha Stone, from the Eaſt Indies. 282 The Red Cornelian
Book (edition)
hrematite, limonite, chaly­ bite and clay-iron-stone ; the lead of commerce is in great part extracted...and the tin of commerce from cassiterite or tin-stone, a compound of tin with oxygen. Platinum is another...sun-light but red by candle- or lamp-light, is the stone known as Alexandrite. Very fine twin-growths and...wall-case K in the Pavilion. Cassiterite, or Tin-stone, is the ore of tin, of which metal Cases it contains...beginning Case 14e. with the white. The Potato-stone from Clifton, near Bristol, in outer aspect is like
Catalog/List
ALEXANDRITE ALGODONITE ALLANITE ALMANDINE AMARILLO STONE AMAZONSTONE AMBER AMBLYGONITE AMETHYST ANALCIME...CHONDRODITE CHROME TOURMALINE CHROMITE CHRYSANTHEMUM STONE CHRYSOBERYL ALEXANDRITE CY.MOPHANE CHRYSOCOLLA CHRYSOCOLLA...DRAVITF. DUMORTIERITE DUMORTIERITE QUARTZ EILAT STONE ELAEOLITE ELBAITE EMERALD GADOLINITE GAHNITE GAHNOSPINEL...PERISTERITE PERIDOT PERTHITE PETALJTE PETOSKEY STONE PETRIFIED BOG PETRIFIED BONE PETRIFIED FERN PETRIFIED...} [Arkansas diamond} Arkansite Armenian stone Asparagus stone Astrilite /lJlryJ [Atlas pearls) [Australian
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Baldwin, A. E. oo. Banks' Land.. 470 Bardon Hill Stone 312 Barham ... 503 Barnard, Maior 168 Barnes, J...chalcedony 446 Manchester 230 Mansfield... 495 Stone... 53, 495 " Mansfield Woodhouse 495 Mantell, Dr.... 476 Mitscherlich 253 579 INDEX. PAGE. Mocha stone 446 Moelydd ... 565 Mohs, Prof. 253 Moira coal...<;;7, 123,134, 332 Phosphate Bed in Bala Lime566 stone ... Phosphate from the Lot, 164 France, F. W. Rudler...351 " in th e atmosphere ... 455 Wa ter.or.Ayr stone 584 INDEX. PAGE. Waterford, caves in 525 Water
Book (edition)
for a one-carat stone is slightly incorrect. Such a stone is now worth £21, but a stone of five carats...said to have been only manufactured there, as the stone is not a native of the island. viii Additional...Additional Notes on Diamonds, &c. Doublet or Semi-Stone, p. 218. A new species of fraud has lately been introduced...unprincipled persons, which consists in using a plate stone, painted at the back, and then foiled. This is...warned that the stone is foiled, he knows what he is buying; but, by means of painting the stone, its natural
Book (edition)
important as in tered these upon well as stone, entire book, that he an culars for the benefit...supposed, seems proportion, larger i. sizes in stone it may extremely large value of readily the... to according worth, are in any marked any stone surpasses of that in- impossible when pearls...properties, however, into these errors, the data stone given, Stones, — he has a met formed a ...Carats XV . Aventurine . Sardonyx . . . Stone, . . False . .156 Topaz, .159 . . . .
 
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