Kornerupine

Kornerupien, Kornerupin, Kornerupita, Корнерупин, コーネルピン, 鎂柱晶石


Commonly known      rarer (so called collectors stones)      very rare (rarities)      relatively rare organic material


Formula: Mg4Al6[(O,OH)2/BO4(SiO4)4]
Mineral class: silicates
Crystal system: rhombic
Mohs scale: 6.5 - 7
Density (g/cm3): 3.23 - 3.35
Refractive index: 1.660 - 1.699
Cleavage: good
Colors: yellowish, orange-brown, green, green-brown, blue
Luster: vitreous
Fluorescence: -
Pleochroism: strong: green - yellow - brown
Largest Kornerupine: 23 cm (Fiskenässet-Region / Nuuk / Greenland)
Deposits: Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Greenland, Canada, Madagascar, South Africa
Discovery: 1884
1st Description: 1892
Name: in honor of the Danish geologist Andreas Nikolaus Kornerup (1857 - 1881)

Kornerupine Mineral

Size: 1.7 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm

Origin: Weligama / Matara / Southern Prov. / Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine Mineral
Kornerupine

Weight: 0.60 ct

Origin: Tanzania

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Kornerupine

Weight: 2.30 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine

Size: 0.51 x 0.33 cm
Weight: 0.48 ct
Origin: Afghanistan

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Kornerupine

Weight: 2.03 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine

Weight: 2.46 ct
Size: 1.1 x 0.86 cm
Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine

Size: 1.45 x 1.44 x 0.94 cm
Weight: 12.20 ct
Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine

Weight: 1.58 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine

Kornerupine

Weight: 6.55 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine

Weight: 1.27 ct
Size: 0.79 x 0.64 x 0.4 cm
Origin: Brazil

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Kornerupine

Weight: 1.77 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine

Weight: 3.80 ct

Origin: Madagascar

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Kornerupine

Weight: 0.52 ct

Origin: Madagascar

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Kornerupine

Weight: 4.42 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine

Weight: 2.64 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine

Size: 0.60 x 0.59 x 0.36 cm
Weight: 0.77 ct
Origin: Wellawaya / Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine

Weight: 0.51 ct
Size: 0.70 x 0.32 cm
Origin: Madagascar

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Kornerupine Mineral

Origin: Li Chaung Gyi Mine / Ohngaing / Mogok / Myanmar

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Kornerupine

Kornerupine

Size: 0.57 x 0.47 x 0.25 cm
Weight: 0.51 ct
Origin: Li Chaung Gyi Mine / Ohngaing / Mogok / Myanmar

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Kornerupine Mineral

Size: 0.44 x 0.29 x 0.29 cm

Origin: Tanzania

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Kornerupine Mineral
Kornerupine

Weight: 0.44 ct

Origin: Tanzania

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Kornerupine

Size: 0.27 cm
Weight: 0.07 ct
Origin: Tanzania

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Kornerupine

Weight: 0.32 ct

Origin: Tanzania

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Kornerupine

Weight: 1.23 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine

Weight: 3.21 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine

Weight: 2.17 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine

Size: 0.93 x 0.85 cm
Weight: 3.33 ct
Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine Cat's Eye

Weight: 1.50 ct

Origin: Ella / Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine Cat's Eye

Weight: 5.07 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine Cat's Eye

Weight: 3.12 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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Kornerupine Cat's Eye

Size: 0.64 cm
Weight: 1.20 ct
Origin: India

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Kornerupine Cat's Eye

Weight: 1.34 ct

Origin: Orissa / India

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Kornerupine Cat's Eye

Size: 0.7 cm
Weight: 1.51 ct
Origin: Sri Lanka

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