A type of precious stone or gemstone, possibly a variant name for a specific mineral or colored stone.
Origin unclear, possibly from Greek 'alphos' (whiteness) or related to 'alpine'; appears in older gemstone nomenclature with uncertain derivation.
Alphin is a reminder that historical gemstone names were often confused and overlapping—the same stone might have multiple names depending on region or trade language, making mineral identification before modern chemistry quite chaotic!
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