Inderite
Kazakhstan
3.10 carats
© Giovanni Scapin 2015
Inderite forms long prismatic crystals with one perfect cleavage which leaves behind a notably pearly surface. The material is colourless, soft and the surface is likely to have cloudiness or to develop a whitish appearance after fashioning.
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| Chemical Formula |
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| Physical Properties of Inderite | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mohs Hardness | 2.5, Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references | |||||||||||||||||
| Specific Gravity | 1.79, Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references | |||||||||||||||||
| Cleavage Quality | Perfect, Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references | |||||||||||||||||
| Optical Properties of Inderite | ||||||||||||||||||
| Refractive Index | 1.488 to 1.505, Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references | |||||||||||||||||
| Optical Character | Biaxial/+,-, Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references | |||||||||||||||||
| Birefringence | 0.017, Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references | |||||||||||||||||
| Colour | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colour (General) | Colourless, Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references | |||||||||||||||||
| Transparency | Transparent, Gemmological Tables (2004) | |||||||||||||||||
| Lustre | Vitreous,Pearly,Greasy,Dull (Earthy), Handbook of mineralogy (2001) Vitreous to pearly on cleavages, dull, greasy | |||||||||||||||||
| Crystallography of Inderite | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crystal System | Monoclinic, Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references | |||||||||||||||||
| Habit | Long prismatic crystals, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| Geological Environment | ||||||||||||||||||
| Where found: | Occurs in lacustrine borate deposits, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| Further Information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mineral information: | Inderite information at mindat.org | |||||||||||||||||
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