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INVESTIGATIONS
Stone |
RI min |
RI max |
Biref min |
Biref max |
Dens min |
Dens max |
Colour |
Locality |
Info |
nx min |
nx max |
ny min |
ny max |
nz min |
nz max |
Spectrum |
UVS |
UVL |
Reference |
Mesolite |
1.505 |
1.506 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
2.27 |
2.27 |
colourless |
Poonah, India |
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1.505 |
1.505 |
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1.506 |
1.506 |
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Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gemmologischen
Gesellschaft 1988 36, Nr 3/4, p163-164 |
Mesolite |
1.505 |
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2.18 |
2.23 |
salmon + white |
Maharashtra, India |
cabochons 28.10ct and 36.73ct, opaque in the white areas, translucent in
salmon areas |
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faint white in white areas |
inert |
The Journal of Gemmology 2019 Vol 36, N°7,p585-586 |
TABLES
Stone |
RI min |
RI max |
Biref min |
Biref max |
Dens min |
Dens max |
nx min |
nx max |
ny min |
ny max |
nz min |
nz max |
Reference |
Mesolite |
1.5 |
1.5 |
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2.29 |
2.29 |
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John Sinkakas, Gemstone and mineral data book,1972 |
Mesolite |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
2.29 |
2.29 |
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Gems, R Webster, 5th edition 1994 |
Mesolite |
1.503 |
1.507 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
2.25 |
2.3 |
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Gemmo.eu 2020 |
Mesolite |
1.504 |
1.508 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
2.26 |
2.26 |
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Gemology Tools Professional 2010 |
Mesolite |
1.505 |
1.506 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
2.26 |
2.26 |
1.505 |
1.505 |
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1.506 |
1.506 |
http://www.geminterest.com |
Mesolite |
1.505 |
1.506 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
2.26 |
2.29 |
1.505 |
1.505 |
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1.506 |
1.506 |
Gemmological Tables, Ulrich Henn,
2004 |
Mesolite |
1.505 |
1.506 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
2.26 |
2.26 |
1.505 |
1.505 |
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1.506 |
1.506 |
Joel Arem, Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones, 1987 |
Mesolite |
1.505 |
1.506 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
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Tables of Gemstone Identification, Roger Dedeyne, Ivo Quintens, 2007 |
Mesolite |
1.505 |
1.505 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
2.27 |
2.27 |
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Michael O'Donoghue, Gems: Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification
(2006), 873pp |
CAUSE OF
COLOUR
MINERAL
INCLUSIONS
LOCALITIES
CHEMICAL DATA
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