Dianite
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Colour:
Light Blue
Name:
Named for the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
A blue amphibole-rich rock composed mainly by potassicrichterite and marketed as an imitation jade or nephrite. Not to be confused with a much older name 'Dianite' given by F. von Kobell to a mineral later identified as Columbite.
The most abundant type of amphibole species recognized in dianite is represented by amphibole (IV) potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite that not only envelops abundant anhedral K-feldspars, but also appears to be associated with clustered and nest-like micaceous aggregates.
Gem-quality rock from alkaline Murun Complex (Siberia, Russia) that shows distinctive dappled-blue and/or dappled-green appearance resembling nephrite jade.
The most abundant type of amphibole species recognized in dianite is represented by amphibole (IV) potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite that not only envelops abundant anhedral K-feldspars, but also appears to be associated with clustered and nest-like micaceous aggregates.
Gem-quality rock from alkaline Murun Complex (Siberia, Russia) that shows distinctive dappled-blue and/or dappled-green appearance resembling nephrite jade.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
9592
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:9592:7
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
94969b3a-b45e-49a7-8b67-5643391732ac
Physical Properties of Dianite
Colour:
Light Blue
Synonyms of Dianite
Other Language Names for Dianite
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Dianite
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References for Dianite
Localities for Dianite
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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| Dumańska-Słowik et al. (2022) |
