Chintamani stone or just Green Moldavite with glowing Striation

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Hello Sir,Very interesting stone. Any Gemological tests conducted on it? SG, Hardness etc?best regards,Jay

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Dear sir

 

We believe its a Moldavite Pallasite Meteorite (Pallasite, a term unknown to

Nichola Roerich, then).

 

This is not only the unique piece, as there is another semi transparent

crystallined stony deep reddish (composed mainly of Kamachite and

moldavine-olivine pallasite), that exhibits strangely radiance of deep blue

green light. Thats another story Syamanataka ??.

 

Here is the details excerpted from the report 1993.

 

Meteorite Moldavite Pallasite that contain fragments of gemmy olivine and/or

peridot crystal (above, right) are called Moldavite pallasite, or " crystallined

stony with freckled iron-nickel dots meteorite. "

 

When sliced into thin layers, these olivine and peridot fragments are

transparent next to the opaque nickel-iron matrix they are contained in.

 

Any polished nickel-iron surfaces must be treated to prevent rust and corrosion.

 

Moldavite pallasite is thought to be " impact-generated, " forming a mixture of

core and mantle materials with the molten iron meteorite. Moldavite pallasite is

a rare variety of meteorite which has been found in Argentina, Australia, Chile,

China, Siberian Russia and the United States.

 

Meteorite (Moldavite pallasite) Chemistry & Physical Properties

Name, Atomic Symbol, # nickel, Ni, 28 / iron, Fe, 26

 

Element Category transition metals

 

Crystal System body-centered cubic (iron Fe)

 

Crystal Habit intermixed, millimeter-sized bands

 

Specific Gravity (SG) 8.67 (nickel) 7.21 (iron)

 

Mohs Hardness Scale 6.0 to 7.0

 

Toughness excellent (octahedrite) to fair/poor (moldavite pallasite)

 

Chemical Composition SixOy

 

Chemical Composition (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine)

 

Meteorite Optical Properties

 

Refractive Index 1.540

 

Surface Luster vitreous to dull

 

Diaphaneity transparent/opaque (pallasite) to opaque (octahedrite)

 

Gem Color grey, slight greenish-ash grey, Green (olivine: amber,

greenish-yellow)

 

Phospherence : yttrium and non-radio active radium compounds

 

Cheers

 

 

sacred-objects , Jay Munshi <jaymunshi wrote:

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> Hello Sir,

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> Very interesting stone. Any Gemological tests  conducted on it? SG, Hardness

etc?

>

> best regards,

>

> Jay

>