Danburite
Danburiet, Danburiitti, Danburit, Danburyt, Данбурит, 賽黄晶, ダンブリ石

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


Formula: Ca[B2Si2O8]
Mineral class: silicates
Crystal system: rhombic
Mohs scale: 7 - 7.5
Density (g/cm3): 2.97 - 3.02
Refractive index: 1.630 - 1.636
Cleavage: indistinct
Colors: colorless, yellow, rose, brownish
Luster: vitreous - greasy
Fluorescence: light blue
Pleochroism: slightly yellowish
Largest Danburite: 50 cm (Dal'negorsk / Primorskiy Kraj / Russia)
Deposits: Myanmar, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, USA
1st Description: 1892
Name: from the occurrence in Danbury / Connecticut / USA

Danburite Mineral

Size: 3.9 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm

Origin: Charcas / San Luis Potosí / Mexico

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Danburite Mineral
Danburite

Weight: 27.78 ct

Origin: Charcas / San Luis Potosí / Mexico

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Danburite Mineral

Size: 7.7 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm

Origin: La Aurora Mine / Charcas / San Luis Potosí / Mexico

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Danburite Mineral

Danburite Mineral

Origin: Maharita / Madagascar

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Danburite Mineral
Danburite

Weight: 1.94 ct

Origin: Madagascar

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Danburite Mineral

Size: 3.5 x 5.5 x 2.3 cm

Origin: Charcas / San Luis Potosí / Mexico

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Danburite Mineral
Danburite

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Danburite

Weight: 20.57 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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Danburite

Weight: 0.93 ct

Origin: Ohngaing / Mogok / Myanmar

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Danburite Mineral

Size: 4.5 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm

Origin: Momeik / Mogok Area / Myanmar

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Danburite Mineral

Danburite Mineral

Origin: Little Three Mine / Ramona / San Diego County / California

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Danburite Mineral
Danburite

Weight: 1.11 ct

Origin: Ohngaing / Mogok / Myanmar

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Danburite

Weight: 25.88 ct

Origin: Madagascar

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Danburite

Weight: 5.08 ct

Origin: Russia

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Danburite Mineral

Size: 5.6 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm

Origin: Bor Quarry / Dal'negorsk / Primorskiy Kray / Far East / Russia

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Danburite Mineral
Danburite

Weight: 14.00 ct

Origin: Russia

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Danburite

Weight: 6.22 ct

Origin: Madagascar

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Danburite Mineral

Size: 1.4 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm

Origin: Mogok / Myanmar

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Danburite Mineral

Danburite Cat's Eye

Size: 0.90 x 0.84 x 0.54 cm
Weight: 3.34 ct
Origin: Tanzania

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