Childrenite
Brazil
2.62 carats
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Childrenite forms transparent to translucent, brown, yellow-brown, dark-yellow tabular or bladed crystals. Facet-quality rough is rare and cut stones are often relatively small.
Childrenite is closely related to eosphorite.
Childrenite Gemstones by Colour
This table shows the variety of hues this gemstone can be found in. Click on a photo for more information.
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Childrenite Gemstones by Size
This table shows distribution of Childrenite gemstone sizes that are listed on this site. This can give a good indication as to the general availability of this gemstone in different sizes.
Contributed photos
Lightest:1.68 cts
Heaviest:2.62 cts
Average:2.11 cts
Total photos:3
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| Chemical Formula |
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| Physical Properties of Childrenite | ||||||||||||||
| Mohs Hardness | 4.5 to 5, Gemstones (2009) | |||||||||||||
| Specific Gravity | 3.06 to 3.25, Gemstones (2009) More from other references | |||||||||||||
| Cleavage Quality | Imperfect, Gemstones (2009) More from other references | |||||||||||||
| Fracture | Conchoidal, Gemstones (2009) More from other references | |||||||||||||
| Optical Properties of Childrenite | ||||||||||||||
| Refractive Index | 1.639 to 1.672, Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references | |||||||||||||
| Optical Character | Biaxial/-, Gemstones (2009) | |||||||||||||
| Birefringence | 0.041 to 0.042, Gemstones (2009) | |||||||||||||
| Pleochroism | Trichroic, Gemstones (2009) | |||||||||||||
| Dispersion | Strong, Gemstones (2009) | |||||||||||||
| Colour | ||||||||||||||
| Colour (General) | Brown, yellow-brown, dark-yellow, Gemstones (2009) | |||||||||||||
| Transparency | Transparent,Translucent, Gemstones (2009) | |||||||||||||
| Lustre | Vitreous,Resinous, Gemstones (2009) | |||||||||||||
| Crystallography of Childrenite | ||||||||||||||
| Crystal System | Monoclinic, Gemstones (2009) More from other references | |||||||||||||
| Habit | Tabular, prismatic, Gemstones (2009) More from other references | |||||||||||||
| Geological Environment | ||||||||||||||
| Where found: | In some complex granite pegmatites, typically a low-temperature hydrothermal alteration product of primary phosphate minerals., Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | |||||||||||||
| Spectrographic Data | ||||||||||||||
| Calculated Spectra: Click spectra for more information | Childrenite - Locality: Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Further Information | ||||||||||||||
| Mineral information: | Childrenite information at mindat.org | |||||||||||||