Difference between revisions of "Morganite"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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A rose colored transparent [[beryl]] that is used as a gemstone. Morganite is composed of a beryllium aluminum silicate. Ranging in color from a rose-pink to a rose-red, morganite is mined in Madagascar. | A rose colored transparent [[beryl]] that is used as a gemstone. Morganite is composed of a beryllium aluminum silicate. Ranging in color from a rose-pink to a rose-red, morganite is mined in Madagascar. | ||
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[[media:download_file_453.pdf|Properties of Common Gemstones]] | [[media:download_file_453.pdf|Properties of Common Gemstones]] | ||
| − | ==Resources and | + | ==Resources and Cihttps://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Category:Uemura_dye_archivetations== |
| − | + | * Gem Identification Lab Manual, Gemological Institute of America, 2016. | |
| + | * Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morganite_(gem) Morganite] Accessed Dec 2022 | ||
* Jack Odgen, ''Jewellery of the Ancient World'', Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982 | * Jack Odgen, ''Jewellery of the Ancient World'', Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982 | ||
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* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 | * ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | ||
Revision as of 13:04, 12 December 2022
Description
A rose colored transparent Beryl that is used as a gemstone. Morganite is composed of a beryllium aluminum silicate. Ranging in color from a rose-pink to a rose-red, morganite is mined in Madagascar.
Synonyms and Related Terms
morganita, berilo rosa (Esp.); morganite (Fr.)
Comparisons
Properties of Common Gemstones
Resources and Cihttps://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Category:Uemura_dye_archivetations
- Gem Identification Lab Manual, Gemological Institute of America, 2016.
- Wikipedia: Morganite Accessed Dec 2022
- Jack Odgen, Jewellery of the Ancient World, Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971