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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 |
Serendibite |
1.696 |
1.702 |
0.005 |
0.005 |
3.43 |
3.44 |
bluish green,
green-blue |
Ratnapura, Sri
Lanka |
transparent |
1.696 |
1.697 |
1.699 |
1.700 |
1.701 |
1.702 |
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inert |
inert |
Gems & Gemology 2002 Spring
p73-74 |
Serendibite |
1.697 |
1.704 |
0.007 |
0.007 |
3.39 |
3.39 |
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weak line at
470nm |
inert |
inert |
Gems & Gemology 1997 summer,
p140-141 |
Serendibite |
1.71 |
1.72 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
3.42 |
3.42 |
very dark bluish
black |
Mogok,
Myanmar |
0.49ct |
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ACAM Lab
1874 |
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 |
Serendibite |
1.695 |
1.744 |
0.004 |
0.006 |
3.38 |
3.52 |
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Gemmo.eu
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Serendibite |
1.696 |
1.702 |
0.005 |
0.005 |
3.43 |
3.44 |
1.696 |
1.697 |
1.699 |
1.700 |
1.701 |
1.702 |
Gemmological Tables, Ulrich Henn, 2004
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Serendibite |
1.697 |
1.743 |
0.004 |
0.005 |
3.4 |
3.75 |
1.697 |
1.738 |
1.699 |
1.741 |
1.701 |
1.743 |
http://www.geminterest.com
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Serendibite |
1.697 |
1.743 |
0.005 |
0.008 |
3.39 |
3.44 |
1.697 |
1.738 |
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1.701 |
1.743 |
Bestimmungstabellen für Edelsteine, Birgit
Günther, 2008
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Serendibite |
1.7 |
1.743 |
0.006 |
0.006 |
3.42 |
3.52 |
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Gems, R Webster, 5th edition
1994
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Serendibite |
1.7 |
1.743 |
0.005 |
0.005 |
3.4 |
3.52 |
1.700 |
1.738 |
1.703 |
1.741 |
1.706 |
1.743 |
Tables of Gemstone
Identification, Roger Dedeyne, Ivo Quintens, 2007
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Serendibite |
1.701 |
1.706 |
0.005 |
0.005 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
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Gemology Tools Professional 2010
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CAUSE OF COLOUR
MINERAL INCLUSIONS
LOCALITIES
STONE |
LOCALITIES |
REFERENCE | |||
Serendibite |
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Ratnapura |
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Sri Lanka |
Gems & Gemology 2002 Spring
p73-74 |
CHEMICAL DATA (%)
Stone |
Colour |
Locality |
Reference |
SiO2 |
Al2O3 |
MnO |
MgO |
TiO2 |
CaO |
Na2O |
Cr2O3 |
V2O3 |
ZnO |
Fe2O3 |
K2O |
B2O3 | |
Serendibite |
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Sri Lanka |
Gems & Gemology 2002 Spring
p76 |
26.56 |
34.24 |
0.03 |
15.57 |
0.03 |
13.79 |
1.23 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
1.02 |
0.01 |
3.55 |
Serendibite |
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Sri Lanka |
Gems & Gemology 2002 Spring
p76 |
27.18 |
34.82 |
0.02 |
15.43 |
0.02 |
13.68 |
1.2 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.84 |
0.1 |
7.63 |