Cyprine (of Berzelius)
A synonym of Cyprine
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Formula:
(Ca,Na,◻)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(◻,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10
Lustre:
Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous
Name:
Name introduced in 1820 by Jöns Jakob Berzelius for a blue, Cu-bearing variety of vesuvianite from Kleppan, Sauland, Norway. Named after the Latin cuprum, copper, alluding to the copper content. The copper content was detected with a blowpipe.
Synonym:
A synonym of Cyprine
Cyprine has been used as a name for a blue, green, red (?) or rarely purple variety of Vesuvianite. May be coloured by copper (Cu2+) or Manganese (Mn3+).
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Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Cyprine (of Berzelius).Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
7490 (as Cyprine (of Berzelius))
46798 (as Cyprine)
46798 (as Cyprine)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7490:8 (as Cyprine (of Berzelius))
mindat:1:1:46798:2 (as Cyprine)
mindat:1:1:46798:2 (as Cyprine)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
2290f40d-ad28-4bcd-b613-acabbacb6cac (as Cyprine (of Berzelius))
12d83ce2-83ca-4286-87d4-3bf3e8a07885 (as Cyprine)
12d83ce2-83ca-4286-87d4-3bf3e8a07885 (as Cyprine)
Internet Links for Cyprine (of Berzelius)
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https://www.mindat.org/min-7490.html
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References for Cyprine (of Berzelius)
Reference List:
Panikorovskii, Taras L., Chukanov, Nikita V., Aksenov, Sergey M., Mazur, Anton S., Avdontseva, Evgenia Yu, Shilovskikh, Vladimir V., Krivovichev, Sergey V. (2017) Alumovesuvianite, Ca19Al(Al,Mg)12Si18O69(OH)9, a new vesuvianite-group member from the Jeffrey mine, asbestos, Estrie region, Québec, Canada. Mineralogy and Petrology, 111 (6) 833-842 doi:10.1007/s00710-017-0495-1 with comments on the blue cyprine at Øvstebø
