Serendibite

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Serendibite
2V angle
Measured: 80°
Dispersionstrong
References[2][3]

Serendibite is an extremely rare silicate mineral that was first discovered in 1902 in Sri Lanka by Dunil Palitha Gunasekera and named after Serendib, the old Arabic name for Sri Lanka.

The mineral is found in

uvite, pargasite, clinozoisite, forsterite, warwickite and graphite.[3]

Crystal from Mogok, Myanmar, size: 1 cm x 0.7 cm x 0.7 cm

See also

References

  1. S2CID 235729616
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  2. ^ Serendibite: Serendibite mineral information on Mindat
  3. ^ a b "The Handbook of Mineralogy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
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