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goodletite

This is a metamorphic rock composed of pink corundum (sapphire ruby almost) of margarite, of fuchsite with chromite and green tourmaline, its name honors William Goodlet.
It is only found in southern New Zealand(Hokitika, Rimu).
The name Goodletite refers only to this stone from New Zeland. Nevertheless there are other deposits of pink Corundum incuded in Fuchsite, often called “ruby-fuchsite”.



CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS



PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Main color

green

Other colors

black, pink

mixing of 3 colors

Luster

greasy, resinous

Hardness

5.0 to 9.0

Density

0.00 to 0.00

Cleavage

none

Fracture

uneven



OPTICAL PROPERTIES

Transparency

opaque

Refractive index

0.000 - 0.000

Double refraction

0.000

unreadable refractive index and no birefringence

visible double refraction

No

Pleochroism

absent

Number of colors

1

Fluorescence

none



CRYSTALS PROPERTIES

granular rock



OTHER INFORMATIONS



APPROACHING GEMS

Exploited
sites

It is only found in Hokitika Rimu, New Zealand.

use in jewelry

It is cabochon cut of a nice decorative effect for pendants, rings and small decorative objects. Often these cabochons are doublets consisting of a thin section of goodletite covered with rock crystal,

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