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pumpellyite

Rare mineral found in the Carriere de la fleche, at Bertrix in the Ardennes, Belgium. We must speak of “pumpellyites” because there are some in which magnesium dominates, in others it is aluminum and yet in others it is iron, as shown here for this green colored stone



CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Ca2(Al,Fe,Mg)Al2[SiO4][Si2O7] (OH,O)2 - H2O

complex silicate



PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Main color

green

Other colors

white, blue, brown, grey, yellow

Color of streak

white

Luster

vitreous

Hardness

6.0 to 0.0

Density

3.20 to 3.30

Cleavage

perfect

Fracture

splintery, uneven



OPTICAL PROPERTIES

Transparency

translucent, transparent

Refractive index

1.675 - 1.722

Double refraction

0.013

weak, biaxial (+)

visible double refraction

No

Dispersion

+

Pleochroism

absent

Number of colors

1

Fluorescence

none



CRYSTALS PROPERTIES

fibrous acicular

crystals system

monoclinic



OTHER INFORMATIONS

Exploited
sites

They are found in Russia, Japan, Ecuador, Chile, United States, Germany, England.

use in jewelry

polished to be cabochon cut

Historical
healing properties

It would be in connection with the heart chakra. It is given the power to reduce the fear before undertaking a long journey.

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