Spican flame gems
A Spican flame gem was a low value gemstone.
In 2268, Cyrano Jones failed in an attempt to sell flame gems, along with Antarean glow water, to a bartender on Deep Space Station K-7. When asked, the bartender explained that he had enough to last a lifetime, thanks to Jones. (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles", DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations")
Jones later attempted to sell some of the same flame gems to Captain Kirk when the captain summoned him to the bridge in 2269. Kirk ignored him, more interested in Jones relieving the ship of all the tribbles than making a purchase. (TAS: "More Tribbles, More Troubles")
There is a real star named Spica. It is depicted by the Star Trek: Star Charts ("United Federation of Planets I", "United Federation of Planets II") and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385") as being a B-class star in the Beta Quadrant. In 2378, Spica was listed as a Federation member.
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- Spican flame gem at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works