goodletite
goodletite cabochon assembled as a pendant
goodletite cabochon
ring with a goodletite cabochon
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goodletite
This is a metamorphic rock composed of pink corundum (sapphire ruby almost) of margarite, of fuchsite with chromite and green tourmaline, its name honors William Goodlet.
It is only found in southern New Zealand(Hokitika, Rimu).
The name Goodletite refers only to this stone from New Zeland. Nevertheless there are other deposits of pink Corundum incuded in Fuchsite, often called “ruby-fuchsite”.
CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Main color
green
Other colors
black, pink
mixing of 3 colors
Luster
greasy, resinous
Hardness
5.0 to 9.0
Density
0.00 to 0.00
Cleavage
none
Fracture
uneven
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
Transparency
opaque
Refractive index
0.000 - 0.000
Double refraction
0.000
unreadable refractive index and no birefringence
visible double refraction
No
Pleochroism
absent
Number of colors
1
Fluorescence
none
CRYSTALS PROPERTIES
granular rock
OTHER INFORMATIONS
APPROACHING GEMS
Exploited
sites
It is only found in Hokitika Rimu, New Zealand.
use in jewelry
It is cabochon cut of a nice decorative effect for pendants, rings and small decorative objects. Often these cabochons are doublets consisting of a thin section of goodletite covered with rock crystal,
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