- Serendibite : Properties, Formation, Uses, Deposits » Geology Science
Serendibite is a rare and precious gemstone known for its stunning deep blue to bluish-black coloration It is a mineral composed of aluminum, silicon, and oxygen, with traces of other elements, and belongs to the silicate mineral group
- Serendibite - Wikipedia
Serendibite is an extremely rare silicate mineral that was first discovered in 1902 in Sri Lanka by Dunil Palitha Gunasekera and named after Serendib, the old Arabic name for Sri Lanka The mineral is found in skarns associated with boron metasomatism of carbonate rocks where intruded by granite
- Serendibite: Mineral information, data and localities.
Grice, J D , Belley, P M , Fayek, M (2014) Serendibite, a complex chemical borosilicate mineral from Pontiac, Quebec: Description, chemical composition, and crystallographic data
- Serendibite - Gemworld International
Introduction: Serendibite is an extremely rare mineral with the chemical formula Ca2 (Mg,Al)6 (Si,Al,B)6O20 The mineral was first discovered in 1902 by G T Prior and A K Coomaraswamy at Gangapitiya, which is near Ambakotte, approximately 12 miles (20 km) east of Kandy, Sri Lanka
- 16. 61: Serendibite - Geosciences LibreTexts
The rare gem material, serendibite, is characterized with regard to gemological, chemical, and spectroscopic properties Spectroscopic features such as US-Vis-NIR and infrared ranges, as well as Raman and photoluminescence data, are considered more for identification of serendibite
- SERENDIBITE, A COMPLEX BOROSILICATE MINERAL FROM PONTIAC, QUEBEC . . .
Fine-grained anhedral serendibite, sometimes poikiloblastic, occurs with aluminous diopside Less commonly, serendibite may form decussate masses in the same rock type
- Serendibite - The Gemology Project
The rare gem material, serendibite, is characterized with regard to gemological, chemical, and spectroscopic properties Spectroscopic features such as US-Vis-NIR and infrared ranges, as well as Raman and photoluminescence data, are considered more for identification of serendibite
- SERENDIBITE, AN UNUSUAL STONE - Joya Life
In general, Serendibite forms small, tabular crystals, which may be bluish-green, from bluish gray to deep blue, sometimes yellow, and even transparent Likewise, it is a pleocracic mineral, which can take green, yellowish, bluish green and violet blue tones
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