Spodumene (Triphane)

Espodúmena, Spodumeen, Spodumeeni, Spodumen, Spodumenas, Spodumène, Сподумен, リシア輝石


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


FormulaSpodumene: LiAl[Si2O6]
Mineral class: silicates
Crystal system: monoclinic
Mohs scale: 6.5 - 7
Density (g/cm3): 3.1 - 3.2
Refractive index: 1.660 - 1.681
Cleavage: good
Colors: colorless, white, grey, yellow, rose, violet, green, two-colored
Luster: vitreous
Fluorescence: SW, LW: yellow, orange, rose
Pleochroism: strong
Largest Spodumene: 13 x 2 x 1 m / 66 tons (Etta Mine / South Dakota / USA)
Deposits: worldwide
Discovery: 1800
1st Description: 1892
Name: from the Greek term "spodoumenos" ("burnt to ash")

Spodumene Mineral

Size: 2.4 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm

Origin: Paprok / Nuristan / Afghanistan

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Spodumene Mineral
Spodumene

Weight: 21.68 ct

Origin: Afghanistan

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Spodumene Mineral

Origin: Resplendor Mine / Minas Gerais / Brazil

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Spodumene Mineral
Spodumene Mineral

Origin: Mawi Pegmatite / Afghanistan

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Triphane
Spodumene

Size: 10.0 x 2.5 cm

Origin: Dara-i-Pech / Kunar Prov. / Afghanistan

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Spodumene Mineral
Spodumene Mineral

Size: 12.5 x 8.5 x 3 cm

Origin: Alto Ligonha / Zambezia Prov. / Mozambique

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Spodumene Mineral
Spodumene

Weight: 9.90 ct

Origin: Pakistan

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Spodumene

Size: 1.6 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Weight: 12.00 ct
Origin: Galiléia / Minas Gerais / Brazil

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Spodumene Mineral multicolor

Size: 3.79 x 2.42 x 1.04 cm

Origin: Afghanistan

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Spodumene Mineral

Formula Hiddenite: LiAl[Si2O6]
Hiddeniet, Hiddeniittia, Hiddenit, Hidenitas, гидденит, ヒデナイト
Mineral class: silicates
Crystal system: monoclinic
Mohs scale: 6.5 - 7
Density (g/cm3): 3.16 - 3.2
Refractive index: 1.660 - 1.681
Color: yellow-green, green
Largest faceted Hiddenite: ?
Deposits: Brazil, Madagascar, USA, Myanmar, Pakistan
Name: in honor of the U.S. geologist William Earl Hidden ((1853 - 1918)
Hiddenite Ring

Size: 1.0 x 0.8 cm
Weight: 3.10 ct
Gold: 14K, 7.50 g

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Hiddenite

Size: 0.96 x 0.47 x 0.32 cm
Weight: 1.51 ct
Origin: Hiddenite / Alexander County / North Carolina / USA

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Hiddenite

Weight: 8.40 ct

Origin: Badakhshan / Afghanistan

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Hiddenite Mineral

Origin: Dara-i-Pech / Kunar / Afghanistan

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Triphane
Hiddenite

Weight: 1.16 ct
Size: 0.66 x 0.51 x 0.35 cm
Origin: Hiddenite / Alexander County / North Carolina / USA

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Hiddenite

Weight: 1.32 ct

Origin: Hiddenite / Alexander County / North Carolina / USA

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Hiddenite Mineral

Size: 23.3 x 6.7 x 3.7 cm

Origin: Dara-i-Pech / Nuristan / Afghanistan

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Hiddenite
Hiddenite Mineral

Size: 1.12 x 0.62 x 0.33 cm

Origin: Hiddenite / Alexander County / North Carolina / USA

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Hiddenite
Hiddenite

Weight: 37.07 ct

Origin: Afghanistan

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Hiddenite Mineral

Size: 10.16 x 10.16 x 2.03 cm

Origin: Kunar Prov. / Afghanistan

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Hiddenite
Hiddenite Cat's Eye

Weight: 4.0 ct

Origin: Minas Gerais / Brazil

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Formula Kunzite: LiAl[Si2O6]
Kuncitas, Kunziet, Kunziittia, Kunzit, Kunzyt, Кунцит, クンツァイト, 紫鋰輝石
Mineral class: silicates
Crystal system: monoclinic
Mohs scale: 6.5 - 7
Density (g/cm3): 3.16 - 3.2
Refractive index: 1.660 - 1.681
Color: reddish, violet, blueish
Largest faceted Kunzite: 880 ct.
Deposits: Afghanistan, Brazil, Finland, Canada, Madagascar, Pakistan, USA
Name: in honor of the U.S. gemologist George Frederick Kunz (1856 - 1932)
Kunzite Mineral / Pleochroism

Origin: Dara-i-Pech / Kunar Prov. / Afghanistan

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Spodumene Mineral
Kunzite Mineral

Size: 6.3 x 3.7 x 2.9 cm

Origin: Nuristan Prov. / Afghanistan

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Kunzite Mineral
Kunzite Mineral

Size: 10.2 x 3.8 x 1.5 cm

Origin: Nuristan Prov. / Afghanistan

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Kunzite
Kunzite

Size: 4.58 x 3.33 cm
Weight: 260.61 ct
Origin: Brazil

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Kunzite

Weight: 1.90 ct
Size: 0.82 x 0.62 x 0.55 cm
Origin: Pakistan

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Kunzite

Weight: 7.21 ct

Origin: Pakistan

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Kunzite Mineral SW UV

Size: 5.7 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm

Origin: Galileia / Minas Gerais / Brazil

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Kunzite Mineral
Kunzite

Weight: 27.48 ct

Origin: Afghanistan

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Kunzite Ring

Kunzite: 35.0 ct, 2.5 x 1.85 x 1.25 cm
Diamonds: 16, total 0.8 ct
Gold: 14K White Gold

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Kunzite Ring
Kunzite Mineral

Size: 53.4 x 12.2 x 8.6 cm

Origin: Dara-i-Pech / Kunar Prov. / Afghanistan

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Kunzite Mineral
Kunzite

Weight: 108.22 ct

Origin: Pakistan

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Kunzite

Origin: Afghanistan

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Kunzite

Weight: 3.96 ct

Origin: Pamir Mts. / Pakistan

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Kunzite Mineral

Size: 7.4 x 5.3 x 1.5 cm

Origin: Big Kahuna Pocket / Ocean View Mine / Pala Distr. / San Diego County / California / USA

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Kunzite Mineral
Kunzite Mineral bicolor

Size: 9.8 x 6.3 x 2.1 cm

Origin: Dara-i-Pech / Kunar Prov. / Afghanistan

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Kunzite Mineral

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