They were also asked to identify potential methods for industry to demonstrate progress in achieving the â2020 Ambitionâ. 1  CLOSING THE PERFORMANCE GAP: THE 2020 AMBITION. 2  From 2020, be able to demonstrate that at least 90% of all new homes meet or perform better than the designed energy / carbon performance.
The word Prasiolite comes from the Greek words meaning Leek Stone. It is also known as Green Quartz or (incorrectly) called lime citrine. Less common names for the mineral are Vermarine and Amagreen.
In marcasite jewellery, pyrite used as a gemstone is termed marcasite â that is, marcasite jewellery is made from pyrite, not from the mineral marcasite. In the late medieval and early modern eras the word marcasite meant both pyrite and the mineral marcasite (and iron sulfides in general). The narrower, modern scientific definition for marcasite as orthorhombic iron sulfide dates from 1845. The jewellery sense for the word pre-dates this 1845 scientific redefinition.