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?tourmaline?
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Specification:
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Density | 2.82-3.32 |
Hardness | 7-7.5 |
Crystal habit | Parallel and elongated. Acicular prisms, sometimes radiating. Massive. Scattered grains (in granite) |
Crystal system | Trigonal |
Cleavage | Indistinct |
Fracture | Uneven, small conchoidal, brittle |
Luster | Vitreous, sometimes resinous |
Streak | White |
Specific gravity | 3.06 (+.20 -.06) |
Polish luster | Vitreous |
Optical properties | Double refractive, uniaxial negative |
Refractive index | nω=1.635–1.675, nε=1.610–1.650 |
Birefringence | -0.018 to -0.040; typically about .020 but in dark stones it may reach .040 |
Pleochroism | typically moderate to strong Red Tourmaline: Definite; dark red,light red |
Dispersion | .017 |
Ultraviolet | pink stones—inert to very weak |
Fluorescence | red to violet in long and short wave |
Absorption spectra | a strong narrow band at 498 nm, and almost complete absorption of red down to 640nm in blue and green stones; red and pink stones show lines at 458 and 451nm as well as a broad band in the green spectrum |
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Applications:
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1. High pure tourmaline is the bijou that can be made into jewelry such as necklace bracelet and so on. |
2. It can be used in deodorizing wall paper, floorboard, ceiling board furniture inner wall coasting material and concrete. |
3. Packing material with the function of antibacterial and fresh keeping. |
4. The healthy filling of cigarette filter tip. |
5. Purification materials for water and air. |
6. Additive of toothpaste and cosmetic |
7. Antibacterial coating and is use in electronic equipment and house hold electric. |
8. Made composite ceramic with the function of antibacterial sterilization and deodorization. |
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