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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

Datolite

1.622

1.65

0.028

0.028

3.01

3.01

colourless

Lane Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachussets, USA

12.12ct

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inert

inert

GIA Gem Database  35178

Datolite

1.622

1.669

0.047

0.047

3

3

yellowish green

 

13ct

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inert

inert

Gems & Gemology 2001 Fall, p 213

 

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

Datolite

1.62

1.672

0.042

0.048

2.85

3.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gemmo.eu 2013

Datolite

1.621

1.675

0.04

0.05

2.9

3

1.621

1.631

 

 

1.664

1.675

Bestimmungstabellen für Edelsteine, Birgit Günther, 1981 

Datolite

1.621

1.674

0.044

0.5

2.9

3

1.621

1.631

 

 

1.666

1.674

Gemme, Dati per l'identificazione, P. De Stefano et al, 1993 

Datolite

1.621

1.7

0.043

0.069

2.9

3

1.621

1.631

1.648

1.658

1.665

1.700

Gemmological Tables, Ulrich Henn, 2004 

Datolite

1.621

1.669

0.043

0.045

2.9

3

1.621

1.625

 

 

1.665

1.669

Tabellen zur Edelstein-Bestimmung, Pschichholz FGA, 1975 

Datolite

1.621

1.67

0.044

0.047

2.8

3

1.621

1.626

1.649

1.658

1.666

1.670

http://www.geminterest.com 

Datolite

1.622

1.67

0.044

0.047

2.8

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.gemmology.be 

Datolite

1.622

1.67

0.044

0.047

2.8

3

1.622

1.626

1.649

1.658

1.666

1.670

Joel Arem, Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones, 1987 

Datolite

1.622

1.675

0.04

0.05

2.8

3

1.622

1.631

1.649

1.658

1.666

1.675

Tables of Gemstone Identification, Roger Dedeyne, Ivo Quintens, 2007 

Datolite

1.622

1.67

0.044

0.046

2.9

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gemology Tools Professional 2010

Datolite

1.625

1.7

0.044

0.045

2.9

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Sinkakas, Gemstone and mineral data book,1972 

Datolite

1.625

1.669

0.044

0.044

2.9

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gems, R Webster, 5th edition 1994 

 

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