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Variscite | See p.104 | Variscite ranges
from green and yellow-green to green-blue.
It is either translucent or opaque and has
a waxy lustre.Malachite | See p.107 | A deep, saturated
green with banding, malachite’s lustre may
range from vitreous to silky to dull. It is
opaque in appearance.Chrysoberyl | See pp.84–85 | Of
vitreous lustre, this gem can be shades
of green, gold, yellow, red, or brown. It is
transparent to opaque.Serpentine | See p.190 | Green, yellowish-
green, white, yellow-brown, red-brown or
black, serpentine’s lustre is greasy. It is
translucent to opaque.Jade | See pp.212–13 | Green is
most prized, but jade also occurs in
other colours. It is vitreous in lustre and
translucent through to opaque.Hiddenite | See p.208 | Of vitreous
lustre, this gem occurs in shades
of emerald-green, yellow-green, and
green-yellow. It is transparent.Diopside | See p.203 | With shades
of green, yellow, colourless, brown, or
black, diopside is transparent to opaque
with a vitreous lustre.Moonstone | See pp.164–65 | Green,
colourless, white, adularescent (with a milky
or blue glow), brown, or red, it is transparent
or translucent and vitreous.Prehnite | See p.198 | Prehnite occurs in
a greenish or oily yellowish colour, and has a
translucent appearance with a lustre that
is vitreous or pearly.Peridot | See pp.254–55 | Green,
yellow-green, or brown-green in colour,
peridot has a vitreous, greasy lustre and
a transparent appearance.Fluorite | See pp.96–97 | Transparent
to opaque, fluorite is green, colourless,
yellow, pink, red, brown, blue, or violet
with a vitreous lustre.Chalcedony (chrysoprase) | See
pp.146–149 | Chrysoprase is green or
yellowish green, with translucent to opaque
examples and a resinous lustre.Common opal | See pp.158–61 | The
common opal offers a wide variety of colours,
but green is most common. It has a waxy to
resinous lustre and is translucent to opaque.Garnet (andradite) | See pp.258–63 |
From transparent to translucent, andradite
is green, yellow, black, or colourless with
a subadamantine or vitreous lustre.Tourmaline (elbaite) | See pp.228–29 |
This is green, yellow, red, orange, colourless
or blue, transparent or translucent, and has a
vitreous or resinous lustre.Serpentine | See p.190 | Green, yellowish-
green, white, yellow-brown, red-brown, or
black, serpentine’s lustre is greasy. It is
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