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In order to stave off a lawsuit from Melody, this company decided to rename Super Seven/Melody Stone/Sacred Seven and trademark it. Hence, "Agape Crystals" were born.
Angelite is a commercial trade name for a semi-transparent light blue-grey to blue-lilac Anhydrite.
Aquatine is a commercial name for Aqua colored Calcite from Argentina
"Atlantis Stone" named by Edgar Cayce based on channeled information (and that Atlantis is in the Carribean) Larimar
Atlantis Stone is a marketing name for Orbicular Sea Jasper /Ocean Jasper
Avalonite is a marketing name for Blue chalcedony
Avalonite™ is a trademarked name for a variety of Zoisite
Azeztulite™ is a misleading tradename for B-C grade Quartz
Black Amber is a synonym for Jet
Black Labradorite is a synonym for Larvikite
Blue Alexandite is a synonym for Blue or Violet Sapphire
Blue Andes Opal is a commercial name for a mix of Chysocolla and Opal
Blue Asbestos is a synonym for Crocidolite
Blue Aura is a synonym for Aqua Aura
Blue Norwegian Moonstone is a synonym for Larvikite
Blue Onyx is a synonym for Aqua colored Calcite from Argentina
Blue Pearl Granite is a synonym for Larvikite
Blue Spar is a synonym for Lazulite
Blue Zeolite is a synonym for Lazulite
Blueberry Quartz is a misleading name for synthetically produced glass w/ blue swirling patterns manufactured in China and sold primarily as beads.
Blueberry Quartz is a commercial name for A variety of Amethyst sold by QVC
Boji Stone™ is a Trademarked name for Iron Concretion found in Kansas
Bolivianite is a synonym for Ametrine
Bornite, a very real mineral, yet often confused with tarnished Chalcopyrite
Canadian Blue Stone is a synonym for Sodalite
Celestite is the trade name for Celestine
Cherry Quartz is a marketing name for synthesized Glass with red color (cinnabar, hematite, etc) introduced
Chevron Amethyst is a tradename for banded Amethyst
Clevelandite is a synonym for Cleavelandite
Crab Fire Agate is a synonym for Spiderweb Carnelian (that has no fire)
Dogtooth Amethyst is a tradename for a type of Banded Amethyst
Dream Quartz is a marketing name for Quartz crystals with Epidote inclusions
Gaia Stone is a marketing ploy for misidentifying Manufactured glass supposedly with volcanic ash from Mt. St. Helen introduced
Girasol is a marketing name for Opalized quartz
Harlequin Quartz is a marketing name for Quartz with inclusions of Hematite and/or Lepidochrosite
Ice Quartz is a marketing name for Growth Interrupted quartz from the Himalayas
Infinite™ trademarked name for a variety of African Serpentine
Iolite is a synonym for gemmy blue/violet Cordierite
Labradorite Feldspar is a synonym for Larvikite
Lazurine, Pink™ trademarked name and well known marketing ploy for a type of man-made laboratory grown pink Quartz fused with Platinum.
Leaverite is simply a joke, a general name used by Rockhounders for a rock that has no intrinsic value
Lemurian Aquatine Calcite™ another trademarked name/ marketing ploy for Aqua colored Calcite from Argentina
Lilac Lepidolite™ trademarked name for African Lepidolite
Lodalite is a marketing name for Quartz with inclusions (including but not limited to chlorite, iron oxide, etc)
Lodolite is a marketing name for Quartz with inclusions (including but not limited to chlorite, iron oxide, etc)
Master Shamanite™ is another trademarked name from Robert Simmons for Black Calcite
Melody Stone a marketing name for A combination of quartz, smoky, amethyst, rutile, lepidochrosite, cacoxenite, goethite
Merlinite is a marketing name for Chalcedony or Opal w/ Dendrites
Metamophosis Quartz marketing name for Opalized Quartz
Mugglestone is a marketing name for Tiger Iron
Mystic Merlinite™ is another marketing ploy/trademarked name for Psilomelane
"New Tanzanite" misleading trade name for Iolite var Cordierite
Nirvana Quartz™ is a trademarked name for
Growth Interrupted quartz from the Himalayas
Peacock Ore is a marketing name for Acid washed/tarnished Chalcopyrite
Pietersite is a trade name for a type of Tiger's Eye
Pink Ice Quartz is another marketing name for Growth Interrupted quartz from the Himalayas
Shaman Dream Crystal is a marketing name for Quartz with inclusions (including but not limited to chlorite, iron oxide, etc)
Sacred Seven yet another marketing name for A combination of quartz, smoky, amethyst, rutile, lepidochrosite, cacoxenite, goethite
Satya Mani Quartz™ is yet another trademarked, misleading name for Quartz
Smelt Quartz is a marketing name for Colored glass (melting quartz sand) with possible infusion of colored mineral dust.
Strawberry Quartz (not to be confused with the real stuff) is a marketing name for Colored glass (melting quartz sand) with possible infusion of red colored minerals (hematite, cinnabar, etc).
Super Seven, is the most accepted marketing name for A combination of quartz, smoky, amethyst, rutile, lepidochrosite, cacoxenite, goethite
Tempest Stone is the marketing name for Pietersite
Water Sapphire is a synonym for Iolite var. Cordierite

"I am becoming increasingly disenchanted with those in the crystal world who will do anything, including making up new names (and then trademarking them) to put on old established crystals, just to mislead the public and make a buck (or in the case of those who mark up 500% or more--many bucks)."

T.R. Rocker, President of "Integrity before Profit"


 
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