Tephroite Gemstone: Nneɛma, Nkyerɛase, Botae & Nea Ɛkeka Ho

Tephroite yɛ olivine a ɛtaa yɛ fitaa anaa kɔkɔɔ-biribiri. Tephroite a wonim no kɛse wɔ wɔn a wɔboaboa nneɛma ano no mu, na agye din kɛse fi New Jersey, U.S.A.

Tephroite yɛ aboɔden abo a ɛho yɛ na sen biara wɔ olivine kuw no mu ankasa na tephroite aboɔden abo a wɔatwa no ho yɛ na mpo.

Ha wɔ Gem Rock Auctions , yɛwɔ beae a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ma aboɔden abo a wɔntaa nhu, a ɛyɛ soronko te sɛ tephroite. Yɛasua wɔ yɛn mfe du du pii osuahu mu sɛ ɔbo biara nni hɔ a ɛfata sɛ yebu yɛn ani gu so!

Ɛno nti na yɛrebubu biribiara a ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu fa tephroite ho, efi ne agyapade ne sɛnea wɔde di dwuma so kosi n’abakɔsɛm ne ne bo so.

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ: Tephroite ahwehwɛ a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ-biribiri, a ne fã bi yɛ hann a ɛne willemite | Mfonini no fi: Modris Baum, Ɔmanfo de

Tephroite Ɔbo ho asɛm

Tephroite yɛ aboɔden abo a ɛho yɛ na a ɛsom bo fã bi a wɔde ne kɔla a ɛyɛ nsõ a ɛyɛ fitaa no too din. Nanso, wohu no wɔ kɔkɔɔ, bruu, bruu, ahabammono, ne borɔdɔma nso mu. Wɔ afã horow a ɛyɛ tratraa mu no, ebetumi ayɛ ahabammono a ɛyɛ hann anaasɛ enni kɔla.

Monik afoforo a wɔde frɛ tephroite ne:

• Tefroit na ɔkyerɛwee

• Manganese a wɔfrɛ no Peridot a wɔfrɛ no Peridot

• Mangan-Peridot na ɔkyerɛwee

• Mangan Olivine na ɔkyerɛwee

Sɛ yɛhwɛ sɛnea ɛho yɛ na a, wɔmfa tephroite a wɔde di dwuma wɔ mfiridwuma mu pii nni hɔ. Ade biako a ɛka ho: nea wɔde di dwuma sɛ ade a tumi wom a ɛma polyphenols te sɛ hydroquinone yɛ polymerizing ma ɛyɛ humic acids.

Mpɛn pii no, nyansahufo ayɛ tephroite mu nhwehwɛmu de asua ne asase ho nneɛma te sɛ sɛnea egyina pintinn bere a wɔde toto manganosite ne rhodochrosite ho no ho ade.

Nhwehwɛmu foforo hwehwɛɛ tephroite nneyɛe mu wɔ nhyɛso kɛse, ɔhyew a ɛkɔ soro tebea horow mu a egyina tephroite a ɛka ho wɔ abohene a wohu wɔ ophiolites mu so.

Nhwehwɛmu afoforo pii a wɔayɛ wɔ tephroite ho no hwehwɛ abusuabɔ a ɛda ne olivine kuw mu aboɔden abo afoforo ntam no mu.

Tephroite Nkyerɛkyerɛmu & Su ahorow

Sɛ́ manganese silicate no, tephroite ho nhyehyɛe ne Mn2+2(SiO4) anaa Mn2SiO4. Amanaman Ntam Aboɔden abo Fekuw (IMA) na ɛpene aduru a edi kan no so.

Efĩ a ɛtaa ba wɔ tephroite mu no bi ne dade, zinc, calcium, ne magnesium.

Aboɔden abo no wɔ olivine kuw , a ɛyɛ orthosilicates/nesosilicates a ɛnyɛ den a ɛwɔ nsusuwii M2SiO4 a M betumi ayɛ calcium, dade, manganese, nickel, anaa magnesium.

Wɔ olivine kuw no mu no, tephroite ne manganese awiei. Ɛyɛ ntoatoaso abien: biako ne fayalite (dade awiei) ne biako ne forsterite (magnesium awiei, a wonim no sɛ peridot ahorow). Sɛnea ɛte no, ebia dade anaa magnesium a ɛwɔ divalent besi manganese ananmu wɔ ntoatoaso no mu.

Wɔ suban ho no , tephroite ahwehwɛ betumi ayɛ tenten anaasɛ ɛyɛ tiaa na ɛyɛ prismatic. Nanso, tephroite ntaa nyɛ ahwehwɛ a ɛda nsow.

Ebetumi aba sɛ aburow a wɔatrɛw, anhedral, ne equidimensional, ne nea ɛtaa ba no nso.

Twinning betumi asi wɔ {011} nanso ɛnyɛ nea ɛtaa ba.

Ɛmfa ho sɛ ɛnyɛ dade no, tephroite mu yɛ duru, na ɛyɛ den kɛse. Ne optic su yɛ biaxial (-).

Tephroite ahorow a ɛwɔ hɔ:

• Mohs a ɛyɛ den : 6

• Kɔla : Brown, kɔkɔɔ-biribiri, nam-kɔkɔɔ, bruu-ahabammono, ahabammono, ngodua, fitaa

• Ahwehwɛ nhyehyɛe : Orthorhombic

• Luster : Vitreous anaasɛ srade wom

• Transparency : Ɛyɛ translucent kosi opaque, ɛntaa nsi

• Nneɛma a ɛma hann yɛ hyew : 1.770-1.825

• Nnipa dodow : 3.87-4.12

• Cleavage : Ɛda nsow/eye wɔ {010} so, Ɛnyɛ pɛ wɔ {001} so.

• Fracture : Ɛnyɛ daa/ɛnyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ anaasɛ ɛyɛ conchoidal

• Streak : Ɛyɛ fitaa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw

• Luminescence : Biara nni hɔ; Mpɛn pii no, ɛbata aboɔden abo a ɛma hann ho

• Pleochroism : Ɛtɔ mmere bi a ɛwɔ hɔ; Mmerewa kosi nea ɛda nsow; Brownish-red kosi kɔkɔɔ kosi ahabammono-blue

• Nsonsonoe abien : 0.037-0.047

• Nneɛma a wɔpete : r > v

• Optical effects : Kɔla a ɛsakra (ɛho yɛ na yiye) .

Tephroite Ahorow Ahorow

Tephroite ahorow biako pɛ, ankasa, abien no nyinaa kura magnesium:

• Magnesium-Bearing Tephroite : Magnesium dodow bi wom; AKA magnesian tephroite a wɔde yɛ aduru a wɔfrɛ no tephroite

• Pictotephroite : Magnesium oxide (MgO) a ɛkɔ soro kodu ɔha biara mu nkyem 18.11 na ɛwom; Wohuu no wɔ Pajsberg, Sweden

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ no: Tephroite ahwehwɛ a ɛyɛ bruu a ɛsono sɛnea ɛhyerɛn ne ne su; Charlie Key a wɔaboaboa ano | Mfonini no fie: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0

Tephroite Abakɔsɛm

Germanni aboɔden abo ho ɔbenfo Johann Freidrich August Breithaupt dii kan kaa tephroite ho asɛm wɔ 1823. German oduruyɛfo, nnuruyɛfo & aboɔden abo ho ɔbenfo Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg de tephroite ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu foforo a ɛho hia mae wɔ 1843 mu.

Breithaupt too ɔbo no din “tephroite” fii Hela asɛmfua τεφροζ (tephros) a ɛkyerɛ “kɔla a ɛyɛ nsõ” ma nhwɛsode ahorow no kɔla a ɛtaa yɛ fitaa no mu.

Nhwɛsode ahorow a Breithaupt yɛɛ ho nhwehwɛmu no fi nea Oduruyɛfo H. Heyer boaboaa ano.

Saa mfitiase nhwɛsode ahorow yi fi Sterling Hill a wotu fam wɔ New Jersey, U.S.A., a mprempren ɛyɛ tephroite type locality.

Wɔ type locality no, wohu tephroite sɛ ɛne mineral ahorow pii wɔ abusuabɔ, a zincite , willemite , rhodonite , calcite , diopside , ne nea ɛkeka ho ka ho.

Tephroite anhyɛn aboɔden abo wiase no mu kosii 1991, bere a wodii kan bɔɔ tephroite ahwehwɛ a ɛwɔ South Africa a na ɛyɛ facetable ho amanneɛ no.

Tephroite Ayaresa Nneɛma

Sɛ́ ɔbo a ɛtaa yɛ fitaa anaa kɔkɔɔ a ɛsa yare , tephroite wɔ nneɛma a ɛma fam, ɛkanyan, na ɛbɔ ho ban a ɛbata aboɔden abo a ɛyɛ fitaa ne aboɔden abo kɔkɔɔ ho .

Wobetumi de tephroite abo nyinaa adi dwuma sɛ ntini chakra abo .

Ahwehwɛ ayaresafo kamfo tephroite ahwehwɛ kamfo kyerɛ ma:

• Awuduru a ɛma wogyae

• Nneɛma a ɛma nipadua no yɛ adwuma yiye

• Aniwa a ɛhwɛ ade yiye a wɔbɛma atu mpɔn

• Ahoɔyaw anaa abufuw a wɔbɛtew so

• Da a ɛma ahomegye a wɔma ɛba

• Odi nkonim a wɔda no adi

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ no: Brown prismatic tephroite crystals a ɛyɛ fɛ yiye kosi matte luster a ɛbata andradite garnet ho; Charlie Key a wɔaboaboa ano| Mfonini no fie: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0

Tephroite Aboɔden Aboɔ Nneɛma a Ɛwɔ Hɔ

Sɛ nea ɛntaa nsi da nkyɛn a, tephroite bo nso gyina kɔla, nea wɔatwa, nea emu da hɔ/nea ɛda adi pefee, ne carat mu duru so.

Ahosuo

Ɛmfa ho sɛ efi ase te sɛ nsõ a ɛyɛ fitaa no, wohu tephroite abo pii wɔ kɔkɔɔ te sɛ pink, kɔkɔɔ-biribiri, anaa nam kɔkɔɔ mu. Ebia franklinite a wɔde ka ho na ɛde kɔla kɔkɔɔ yi ba.

Mpɛn pii no, wɔn a wɔboaboa nneɛma ano no di ahwehwɛ a wɔayɛ no yiye a ɛyɛ fitaa kosi bruu a ɛyɛ fitaa akyi.

Nea ɛsom bo sen biara ne tephroites a ɛsakra kɔla a wɔntaa nhu koraa, a ɛsakra fi bruu-akuturuku anaa fitaa-ahabammono kɔ kɔkɔɔ-biribiri wɔ awia hann ne hann a ɛyɛ hyew mu.

Twa

Few tephroite crystals are faceted , ne fã bi ne sɛ ahwehwɛ soronko ho yɛ na nanso esiane sɛ ɛtaa bubu anaasɛ ɛnyɛ nea ɛda adi nso nti.

Nanso, wobetumi atwitwa tephroite akɛse a efi Australia ne New Jersey ayɛ no cabochons . Tephroite pii a wɔtɔn no yɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw (wɔntwitwaa).

Nsɛm a ɛda adi pefee & Nsɛm a ɛda adi pefee

Clarity kyerɛkyerɛ sɛnea nneɛma a wotumi hu ka aboɔden abo mu, a ebetumi ama nea ɛda adi pefee ne ne bo so atew. Wobɛtaa ahu sɛ wɔde aboɔden abo afoforo te sɛ franklinite aka ho wɔ tephroite ahwehwɛ mu.

Tephroite betumi ayɛ nea ɛda adi, nanso ɛntaa nsi — ahwehwɛ dodow no ara yɛ opaque. Translucence anaa transparency a ɛkorɔn no som bo kɛse.

Carat Mu duru & Ne Kɛse

Tephroite ahwehwɛ a ɛda nsow yɛ nketewa bere nyinaa; enti, faceted tephroites nso yɛ nketewa, mpɛn pii no ɛba fam sen carat 4 bere a ɛyɛ hann no. Ebia lapidarists binom facet aboɔden abo akɛse afi nneɛma a ɛnyɛ hann mu.

Tephroite kɛse betumi ayɛ akɛse, na ɛma cabochons a ɛkɔ soro kodu carat 20.

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ: Tephroite ne cerite tete nneɛma akorae nhwɛsode ahorow a efi Sweden | Mfonini no fi Nkansah Rexford, CC-BY-SA-3.0

Tephroite Formation & Nneɛma a Wɔde Yɛ Adwuma

Wohu tephroite aboɔden abo wɔ dade-manganese skarns ne dade-manganese aboɔden abo a ɛwɔ hɔ nkutoo mu, ne abotan anaa nsu a ɛyɛ fĩ a manganese pii wom a ɛsakrae.

Aboɔden abo a wɔtaa de bata tephroite ho ne:

• Alleghanyitefoɔ na wɔte saa

• Banalsite a ɛwɔ hɔ

• Bustamite a wɔde yɛ nneɛma

• Calcite a wɔde yɛ aduru

• Diopside a ɛwɔ hɔ

• Franklinite a ɔkyerɛwee

• Gageite na ɔkyerɛwee

• Garnet (Spessartine ne Andradite) .

• Glaucochroite a ɛwɔ nipadua no mu

• Jacobsite a ɔkyerɛwee

• Manganocalcite a wɔde yɛ aduru

• Pyroxmangite a wɔde yɛ aduru

• Rhodochrosite a ɛma mogya tu

• Rhodonite a wɔde yɛ adwuma

• Willemite na ɔkyerɛwee

• Zincite a wɔde yɛ aduru

Wɔ asase ho nsɛm mu no, ɛhe na wohu tephroite?

Mmeae a Wɔtu Tuo

Beae a eye sen biara a wobetumi atwitwa tephroite nneɛma ne beae a edi kan a wonim sɛ aboɔden abo no fi: New Jersey, U.S.A. Tephroites a wotumi twa fibea foforo biako pɛ a wonim ne Australia.

Tephroite fibea afoforo a ɛfata sɛ yɛhyɛ no nsow ne:

• Australia

• Antarctica na ɛwɔ hɔ

• Brazil

• France

• Italy

• Japan

• South Africa

• Sweden

• UK (England, Wales) .

• U.S.A. (California, Colorado, Carolina Atifi fam) .

Nea ɛda nsow ne sɛ, wohu Australia tephroite nhwɛsode pii sɛ nsensanee akɛse wɔ rhodonite mu.

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ no: Tephroite nhwɛsode a efi Kaao Mine wɔ Japan, a wɔkyerɛw no afe 1816 | Mfonini no fi: Dave Dyet , Ɔmanfo de

Tephroite Bo & Ne Bo

Faceted tephroite aboɔden abo bo fi bɛyɛ $15 kosi $50 wɔ carat biara mu anaasɛ $40 kosi $150 nyinaa.

Tephroite cabochons a ɛwɔ nsusuwii a ɛyɛ daa no bɛyɛ $1-2 wɔ carat biara mu anaasɛ bɛyɛ $20 nyinaa.

Mpɛn pii no, nneɛma a wɔasen no yɛ ahinanan a wɔde ayɛ abopon na mpɛn pii no ne bo yɛ dɔla 150 wɔ carat biara ho.

Tephroite a ɛyɛ den no yɛ nea ne bo yɛ den koraa. Nhwɛsoɔ dodoɔ no ara a wɔtɔn no yɛ tephroite a ɛwɔ aboɔden aboɔ foforɔ te sɛ franklinite, willemite, ne/anaasɛ zincite. Nneɛma bo dodow no ara gu ahorow sɛnea ne kɛse te, efi bɛyɛ dɔla 2.50 kosi dɔla 75.

Tephroite Hwɛ ne Nsiesiei

Nea eye ne sɛ, tephroite aboɔden abo a wɔhwɛ no yɛ mmerɛw yiye. Hwɛ yiye ara kwa na woakwati akuturuku a ano yɛ nnam, esiane ne mpaapaemu a ɛda nsow nti.

Fa nsu a ɛyɛ hyew, samina a ɛnyɛ den, ne brɔs a ɛyɛ mmerɛw hohoro tephroite ho.

Fa sie wɔ ɔkwan soronko so fi aboɔden abo afoforo ho na amma ansɛe.

Tefroite na ɔsɔɔ no hwɛe?

Tephroite yɛ olivine kuw no mufo a wɔn ho yɛ na na wonnim wɔn kɛse no mu biako, nanso dɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ olivine aboɔden abo te sɛ peridot gye din nyinaa? Ɛnyɛ sɛ tephroite yɛ ɔbo a ɛyɛ anigye a ɛwɔ su ahorow a ɛyɛ soronko te sɛ ne mu duru ne ne kɔla a ɛsakra nsunsuanso a ɛntaa nsi nko, na mmom ɛyɛ asase a wɔde ka ahunmu biara ho nso denam ne asase so vibes fɛfɛ no so.

Sɛ́ ebia woyɛ obi a woatu wo ho ama sɛ ɔboaboa aboɔden abo a wɔntaa nhu ano anaasɛ n’ani gye aboɔden abo ho ara kwa no, wuhu aboɔden abo a wɔntaa nhu pii te sɛ tephroite a wubetumi apaw afi ha!

Kɔtɔ tephroite ne aboɔden abo afoforo a ɛyɛ hu nnɛ!