Meliphanite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Meliphanite is an extremely rare gemstone, and perhaps fewer than 5-10 faceted stones have ever been cut.
Meliphanite is an extremely rare gemstone, and perhaps fewer than 5-10 faceted stones have ever been cut.
MELIPHANITE (= MELINOPHANE)
Optics:o = 1.612; e=1.593.
Uniaxial (-).
Occurrence: Nepheline syenites and skarns.
Julienhaab district,Greenland; Langesundsfford, Norway:
Gugiya, China.
Comments: Meliphanite is an extremely rare gemstone, and perhaps fewer than 5-10 faceted stones have ever been cut.
Name: From Greek words meaning appearing as honey, in allusion to the color.
Joel E. Arem, Ph.D., FGA
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