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柱晶石:产自结晶片岩、伟晶岩和砂矿的多色性宝石

【摘要】:Kornerupine柱晶石是一种含羟基的硼铝硅酸镁矿物。产于结晶片岩、伟晶岩及其沙矿中,常与矽线石、刚玉等共生。柱晶石具有强多色性,有时肉眼在同一晶体中能观察到绿色、黄色和褐色。柱晶石性脆,有两组完全解理。柱晶石宝石的大小通常在1~5克拉。·产自结晶片岩、伟晶岩中的柱晶石柱状晶体·产自砂矿中的柱晶石晶体Kornerupine is a rare magnesium iron aluminum borosilicate named for Danish gemologist A.D Kornerup. It usually occurs in volcanic and sedimentary rocks alongside of iolite, sillimanite and corundum. Usually a light yellow, green, or blue in color,kornerupine forms striated prismatic crystals that demonstrate high pleochroism. The major sources are Myanmar, Sri Lanka,Madagascar, Kenya, and Tanzania.

Kornerupine

柱晶石是一种含羟基的硼铝硅酸镁矿物。产于结晶片岩、伟晶岩及其沙矿中,常与矽线石、刚玉等共生。英文名称源于发现该矿物的丹麦矿物学家A.D.Kornerup。柱晶石属斜方晶系,晶体常见2~5厘米长的柱状,颜色以黄色、绿色、蓝色、褐色和浅粉红色为主,少见无色,通常呈浅色调。柱晶石具有强多色性,有时肉眼在同一晶体中能观察到绿色、黄色和褐色。柱晶石性脆,有两组完全解理。透明至微透明,玻璃光泽。透明晶体可琢磨成刻面宝石。纤维状集合体常被磨制成具有猫眼效应的宝石。产地主要有出产绿色晶体的缅甸,出产黄褐色和浅粉红色晶体的斯里兰卡,出产暗绿色和海蓝色晶体的马达加斯加。东非的肯尼亚和坦桑尼亚出产颜色如同沙弗莱石的翠绿色晶体,但产量稀少。柱晶石宝石的大小通常在1~5克拉。

·产自结晶片岩、伟晶岩中的柱晶石柱状晶体

·产自砂矿中的柱晶石晶体

Kornerupine is a rare magnesium iron aluminum borosilicate named for Danish gemologist A.D Kornerup. It usually occurs in volcanic and sedimentary rocks alongside of iolite, sillimanite and corundum. Usually a light yellow, green, or blue in color,kornerupine forms striated prismatic crystals that demonstrate high pleochroism. The major sources are Myanmar, Sri Lanka,Madagascar, Kenya, and Tanzania.