The name of this gemstone comes from the Spanish pieda de ijada, "hip stone"; it was thought to cure kidney diseases
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GEMS & JEWELS: For their resemblance to plant foliage, inclusions that cloud 
this green gem are called ... GEMS & JEWELS: The name of this gemstone 
comes from the Spanish pieda de ijada, "hip stone"; it was thought to cure kidney 
diseases.