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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

Pyrophyllite

1.56

1.57

 

 

2.65

2.9

white, yellowish green, dark purple, yellow, rownish red and grey

 

semitranslucent and opaque, RI: distant vision, jade simulant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inert to strong white

inert to strong white

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

 

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

Pyrophyllite

1.534

1.601

0.048

0.05

2.65

2.9

1.534

1.556

 

 

1.596

1.601

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

Pyrophyllite

1.534

1.601

0.05

0.05

2.65

2.9

1.534

1.556

1.586

1.589

1.596

1.601

Joel Arem, Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones, 1987 

Pyrophyllite

1.534

1.601

0.05

0.05

2.65

2.9

1.534

1.556

1.586

1.589

1.596

1.601

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Pyrophyllite

1.534

1.601

0.05

0.05

2.65

2.9

1.534

1.556

1.586

1.589

1.596

1.601

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

Pyrophyllite

1.55

1.62

 

 

2.8

2.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Sinkakas, Gemstone and mineral data book,1972 

Pyrophyllite

1.55

1.6

 

 

2.8

2.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gems, R Webster, 5th edition 1994 

Pyrophyllite

1.552

1.6

0.048

0.048

2.8

2.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bestimmungstabellen für Edelsteine, Birgit Günther, 1981 

Pyrophyllite

1.552

1.601

0.045

0.048

2.8

2.8

1.552

1.556

1.588

1.589

1.600

1.601

Gemmological Tables, Ulrich Henn, 2004 

 

CAUSE OF COLOUR

 

MINERAL INCLUSIONS

 

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