Triplite
Tripliet, Triplit, Triplita, Триплит
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula:
(Mn,Fe2+,Mg,Ca)2(PO4)(F,OH)
Mineral class: phosphates Crystal system: monoclinic Mohs scale: 5 Density (g/cm3): 3.44 - 3.9 Refractive index: 1.65 - 1.68 Cleavage: different Colors: orange, rose, red, brown, black Luster: vitreous - resinous Fluorescence: - Pleochroism: brownish Largest Triplite: 4 m? Deposits: worldwide Discovery: 1813 1st Description: 1951 Name: from the Greek word "triplos" (triple) |
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Triplite
Size: 0.75 x 0.75 cm Weight: 2.24 ct Origin: Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Triplite
Weight: 2.60 ct Origin: Alchuri / Shigar Valley / Skardu Distr. / Baltistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Foto: Ken Larsen |
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Triplite Mineral
Origin: Alchuri / Shigar Valley / Skardu Distr. / Baltistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Triplite
Weight: 0.35 ct Origin: Teston / Braldu Valley / Skardu Distr. / Baltistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Triplite
Size: 0.6 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm Weight: 0.62 ct Origin: Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Triplite
Size: 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm Weight: 0.45 ct Origin: Shigar Valley / Skardu Distr. / Gilgit-Baltistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Triplite
Size: 0.83 x 0.73 cm Weight: 1.86 ct Origin: Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © Darlene Cobler |
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Triplite
Weight: 0.32 ct Origin: Alchuri / Shigar Valley / Skardu Distr. / Baltistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.rocklogic.biz |
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