zincite
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zincite
its name is linked to its zinc content.
It is a stone that has long been considered rare in crystals with only one deposit in Franklin, New Jersey, in United States. Few crystals have parts that can be considered gems and cut.
The zincite can crystallize naturally in mines, it is than the result of explosions in the zinc mines.
CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(Zn,Mn)O
zinc oxide
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Main color
red
Other colors
colourless, yellow, orange, green
Color of streak
yellow, orange
Luster
adamantine, resinous
Hardness
4.0 to 5.0
Density
5.60 to 5.70
Cleavage
perfect
Fracture
conchoidal
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
Transparency
translucent, transparent
Refractive index
2.012 - 2.030
Double refraction
0.016
definite uniaxial positive
visible double refraction
No
Dispersion
0.130
Pleochroism
weak
Number of colors
2
yellow, red
Fluorescence
none
CRYSTALS PROPERTIES
rare, dipyramidal
crystals system
hexagonal
OTHER INFORMATIONS
APPROACHING GEMS
Exploited
sites
It is found in the United States in New Jersey (Sterling Hill), in Zambia, Australia, Russia, Iran, Sweden, Germany, Italy (Sardinia), Zaire, Austria, Poland.
use in jewelry
it’s a collection stone
imitations and
treatments
It exists some synthetic zincite and it is used for industrial applications in telecommunications.
Historical
healing properties
It enters into relation with the root chakra and sacral chakra, it would have a soothing and rejuvenating energy. Related to the sex chakra would have a toning action, for both men and women.
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