Gems & Gemology Vol XXV - Spring 1989 p.47 ( ). Browse Staghead Designs' 'Crazy On You' - a hexagon rainbow lattice sunstone women's engagement ring with a diamond halo and fire & ice opal inlays. Stunning unique Jewellery featuring Rainbow. It is a rare occurrence when Sunstone occurs in a Moonstone, let alone with the added presence of the other phenomena seen in this extraordinary gemstone - perfect parallel lines and equilateral triangles which are incredibly rare in nature. Rainbow Lattice Sunstone for collectors or those wishing to cut their own special piece. The magnetite also predominantly forms triangles and even the lattice pattern has triangular terminations. The magnetite that has no alteration remains black with a metallic sheen.
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The magnetite inclusions in many cases have oxidized or altered through geophysical processes to give the iridescence or rainbow effect across the lattice patterning. (22) 36.00 40.00 (10 off) FREE shipping Rainbow Lattice Sunstone Teardrop 13.5x7.5x3mm B1017 (1.2k) 94.47 FREE shipping Customized Black Sunstone Ring - Rose Cut Style Personalized Ring Statement Ring - Sunstone Crystal Rings- Lattice Sunstone Jewelry (399) 79. These blades orientate (north/south) in different levels by a process known as lamellar twinning and also displays “Sagentic twinning”, which forms the lattice pattern. This forms as a very thin blades that occur in one plane at different levels (like pages in a book). This 10k gold ring includes a radiant rainbow lattice sunstone with three. Magnetite (Fe3O4) Iron Oxide which creates the lattice effect. 5.00 Off Coupon 144 grams RAINBOW LATTICE SUNSTONE ROUGH PARCEL UNTREATED quality rough 295.00. The Rainbow Lattice And Diamond Ring symbolizes love without saying it out loud. This effect is called aventurescence, or Sunstone effect, and gives some of the gems their orange glow. Rainbow lattice sunstone is a feldspar comprised of 75 percent orthoclase and 25 percent albite. Hematite (Fe2O3) - small, yellow to deep orange platelets which can be hexagonal shape and are generally in one plane within the Feldspar. With the advancement in technology over the last 3 decades, a recently conducted more in depth analysis has found the black blades and triangle inclusions in Rainbow Lattice to be magnetite.Ī paper with these results will be published soon by authors from the the Gemmological Institute, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) and it will be published in The Journal of Gemmology by Gem-A. Whilst the initial testing of the stones inclusions conducted in 1989 (see ) concluded that the inclusions were made up of ilmenite (for the black blades and triangles) and hematite (for the orange platelets). The inclusions (internal features) are referred to as: the result of crystalographically oriented exsolution crystals within the feldspar mass. 1 likes, 0 comments - Teagan Gemmologist + Designer (ovalandpear) on Instagram: Bespoke rainbow lattice sunstone and platinum engagement ring set. It is a type of feldspar which is predominantly Moonstone that is made up of 75% orthoclase and 25% albite.
Rainbow Lattice is a very rare and unusual stone.
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