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Eilat Stone (Hebrew: אבן אילת) is a gemstone that derives its name from the city of EilatinIsrael, where it was once mined. It is characterized by a green-blue heterogeneous mixture of several secondary copper minerals, including malachite, azurite, turquoise, pseudomalachite, and chrysocolla. Eilat stone is the national stone of Israel, and is also known as the King Solomon Stone.
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