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SUGILITE [1 record]

Record 1 1989-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Jewellery
DEF

A complex sodium/lithium silicate similar to sogdianite but containing no aluminium or zircon. R.I1607-1.610;D.R. +0.003;S.G. 2.74. Opaque, blue-purple, red-purple, magenta. Occurrence: South Africa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
CONT

En agrégats de plusieurs grains, parfois en grains isolés de dimension inférieure à 0,2 mm, d'éclat vitreux, de couleur jaune brunâtre pâle, la sugilite s'altère en verdâtre. Elle se rencontre dans les syénites à aegyrine, associée à l'albite, à l'allanite, au zircon, etc.

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