▁giving ▁it ▁a ▁spark le ▁and ▁making ▁it ▁attract ive . ▁ ▁Th ailand ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁produ cers ▁of ▁modern ▁mar cas ite ▁j ew ell ery ▁in ▁silver . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁Mar cas ite ▁( m är ′ ka - s ī t ) ▁or ▁mer cas ite ▁an ▁iron ▁ore , ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁py rit es . ▁ ▁History ▁Mar cas ite ▁j ew el ry ▁has ▁been ▁made ▁since ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁An cient ▁Gree ks . ▁It ▁was ▁particularly ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁eigh teenth ▁century , ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁era ▁and ▁with ▁Art ▁N ouve au ▁j ew el ry ▁design ers . ▁When ▁diam onds ▁were ▁b anned ▁from ▁public ▁display ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁mar cas ite , ▁along ▁with ▁cut ▁steel , ▁was ▁turned ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁replacement . ▁ ▁When ▁Prince ▁Albert ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁entered ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁m our ning , ▁requiring ▁her ▁entire ▁court ▁to ▁wear ▁black ▁and ▁avoid ▁op ul ent ▁j ew el ry . ▁Mar cas ite ▁became ▁popular ▁as ▁an ▁under st ated ▁alternative ▁for ▁the ▁nob ility . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Types ▁of ▁j ew ell ery <0x0A> </s> ▁Ex och om us ▁margin ip ennis ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁lady ▁be et le ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁C occ in ell idae . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁