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Stone

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Dens max

Colour

Locality

Info

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ny max

nz min

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Spectrum

UVS

UVL

Reference

dickite

1.55

1.58

 

 

 

 

orangy yellow

 

tianhuang, shadow IR, chinese stone seal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Journal of Gemmology 2017 Vol35, N°6, p472

dickite

1.56

1.57

 

 

2.56

2.66

cream, red, grey, white

Saraburi, Thailand

a gem material for carving; translucent to opaque, aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Journal of Gemmology 2009 Vol31, N°5-8, p211-225

dickite

1.56

1.57

 

 

2.57

2.68

greyish white, greyish yellow, brownish red

 

semitranslucent to opaque, RI : distant vision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inert to strong white

inert to strong white

The Journal of Gemmology 2010 Vol 32, N°1-4, p68

 

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