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KORNERUPINE

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Kornerupine is valued as a gemstone when it is found in translucent green to yellow shades. The emerald green varieties are especially sought after. It forms a solid solution series with prismatine. Strongly pleochroic, it appears green or reddish brown when viewed from different directions. It has a vitreous luster.

It was first described in 1884 for an occurrence in Fiskernæs in southwest Greenland. It was named in honor of the Danish geologist, Andreas Nikolaus Kornerup Andreas Kornerup [de] (1857–1883).[3] Although kornerupine was named in 1884, it was not until 1912 that gem-quality material was found and it remains uncommon to this day.

Deposits are found in Burma (Myanmar), Canada (Quebec), Kenya, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and South Africa.

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    0.36 ct Blue Kornerupine Trillion Cut korn 0085 Remove
    Kornerupine 0.66ct Trilliant KORN 0032 Remove
    Kornerupine 0.66ct Trilliant KORN 0032
    1 X £600.00 = £600.00
    0.61 ct Oval Blue Kornerupine korn 0037 Remove
    0.61 ct Oval Blue Kornerupine korn 0037
    1 X £600.00 = £600.00