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Sigmund Zois von Edelstein

November 1747 Trieste; † November 10, 1819 Ljubljana Based on his geological knowledge, Zois intervened in the dispute between Neptunists and Vulcanists. They disagreed about the formation of mountains. On the basis of [...]
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René-Just Haüy, also Abbé Haüy

February 1743 in Saint-Just-en-Chaussée on the Oise; † June 3, 1822 in Paris He was a French mineralogist. The mineral Haüyn is named after him. In 1804 he became a member [...]
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Lapis

Lapis lazuli, also known as lapis lazuli, glaze stone or lapis for short, is a naturally occurring, deep blue metamorphic rock that, depending on where it is found, consists of varying proportions of the minerals lazurite, pyrite, calcite [...].
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