Top 10 Gemstones Named For Places

Are you ready for a long trip? Because some gemstones were named for places - usually locations where they were discovered and they are in different countries and continents.
The Top Ten
1 Topaz

It was named for a tiny island in the Red Sea that was called Topazos,
the ancient Greek name of St. John's Island.

2 Tanzanite

Named for Tanzania, where it was discovered

3 Musgravite

Named for Musgrave Ranges, Australian mountain range, where it was discovered

4 Benitoite

Named for San Benito County, California

5 Chambersite

Named for Chambers County, Texas, USA, the site of its discovery

6 Goshenite

Its name originates from Goshen, Massachusetts, where it was discovered

7 Andalusite

The original location where it was found, is Andalusia in Spain so the stone was named after that area in Spain.

8 Labradorite

Named for Labrador, a region in Canada

9 Brazilianite

Named for Brazil, its country of origin

10 Maw sit sit / Jade-albite

Technically, it's a rock used as a gem. It's found exclusively in Burma and was named for the place it was found - Maw sit sit.

Hardness on the Mohs scale: 6-7/10

The Contenders
11 Amazonite

Named for Amazon River

12 Moldavite

Named for Moldau (Vltava) river in Czech Republic where the first described pieces were found.

Technically, it's a rock used as a gem. A rock formed by a meteorite impact.

Mohs scale hardness 5.5 to 7

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