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INVESTIGATIONS

Stone

RI min

RI max

Biref min

Biref max

Dens min

Dens max

Colour

Location

Info

ne min

ne max

no min

no max

Spectrum

UVS

UVL

Reference

Mimetite

 

 

 

 

7.41

7.41

light yellow

Tsumeb, Namibia

4.46ct

 

 

 

 

 

inert

inert

GIA Gem Database  35453

 

TABLES

Stone

RI min

RI max

Biref min

Biref max

Dens min

Dens max

ne min

ne max

no min

no max

Reference

Mimetite

2.106

2.263

0.018

0.024

7.1

7.1

2.106

2.239

2.124

2.263

Gemmological Tables, Ulrich Henn, 2004 

Mimetite

2.12

2.135

0.016

0.018

7

7.25

 

 

 

 

John Sinkakas, Gemstone and mineral data book,1972 

Mimetite

2.12

2.135

0.015

0.015

7.15

7.15

 

 

 

 

Bestimmungstabellen für Edelsteine, Birgit Günther, 1981 

Mimetite

2.12

2.147

0.015

0.019

7.11

7.24

2.120

2.128

2.135

2.147

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

Mimetite

2.12

2.135

0.015

0.015

7

7.25

 

 

 

 

Gems, R Webster, 5th edition 1994 

Mimetite

2.12

2.147

0.015

0.019

7.15

7.24

 

 

 

 

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

Mimetite

2.128

2.147

0.019

0.019

7.1

7.24

2.128

2.128

2.147

2.147

http://www.geminterest.com 

Mimetite

2.128

2.147

0.019

0.019

7.2

7.24

 

 

 

 

http://www.gemmology.be 

Mimetite

2.128

2.147

0.019

0.019

7.24

7.24

 

 

2.147

2.128

Joel Arem, Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones, 1987 

 

CAUSE OF COLOUR

Stone

Colour

Cause of colour

Reference

Mimetite

yellow orange

O²-->As

Alain Abréal, juillet 2002

 

MINERAL INCLUSIONS

 

LOCALITIES

 

CHEMICAL DATA (%)