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rhodizite

Discovered in 1834, its name comes from the Greek “pink” because it has the property of coloring the torch flame in pink.
It presents the phenomenon of piezoelectricity and pyro-electricity.
The rhodizite is one of the poles a series dominated by potassium, the other pole being londonite where the cesium dominates. The name londonite honors the american David London.



CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS

(K,Cs)Al4Be4[(B,Be)12O24]

anhydrous borate



PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Main color

yellow

Other colors

white, grey, colourless, pink, green

Color of streak

white

Luster

vitreous

Hardness

8.0 to 8.5

Density

3.45 to 0.00

Cleavage

good

Fracture

conchoidal

an existing cleavage in one direction



OPTICAL PROPERTIES

Transparency

translucent, transparent

Refractive index

1.690 - 0.000

Double refraction

0.000

none, isotropic

visible double refraction

No

Dispersion

0.018

Pleochroism

absent

Number of colors

1

Fluorescence

variable

sometimes yellow



CRYSTALS PROPERTIES

massive dodecahedrons

crystals system

cubic



OTHER INFORMATIONS

Exploited
sites

Beautiful crystal gems come from Sahanivotry, Sahatany Valley and Antsogombato, in Antsirabe Madagascar. It is also found in Russia (Sarapulsk Schaitansk and in the Urals), England (Devon) and the United States in a pegmatite at Fern, Florence County, Wisconsin.

use in jewelry

it is faceted and very rare, it is a collection stone.

Daily care
and precautions

slightly radioactive

Historical
healing properties

This stone would possess different properties, in relation to the crown chakra, it would strengthen our energy envelope. It contains cesium.

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