Moissanite created by Charles & Colvard is a stunning new jewel that has fire, brilliance, luster and incredible hardness unlike any jewel you've ever seen.
Moissanite was originally born from a star. However, naturally occurring crystals are too small for use in jewelry. Using an uncommon combination of art and science, moissanite is now available on earth! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy Latimer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 1:44 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Green meteorites > I've recently started branching out from meteorites (to the alarm of my > husband!) to semi-precious gemstones. I prefer the obscure ones, and > thought I'd found a winner when I came across "mawsitsit", a > chromium-rich relative of jade from Burma. The advertising copy on the > website says that the mineral components of mawsitsit are found in some > meteorites and also goes by the trade name of "Kosmochlor". Has anyone > ever heard of this? I don't doubt that traces of the mineral might occur > in meteorites, but not in useable quantities, i.e, make gems out of > it. The only "green" meteorites I know of are Tatahouine and Bluff (b), > and of course everyone's favorite, the "emerald" meteorite! > > Chemical composition of the stone is NaCrSi2O6 (Ureyite) and NaAlSi3O8 > (Albite) mixed together. The ureyite is what is supposed to be in > meteorites, as a very dark green, almost black, mineral. Hmmm... > > Tracy Latimer > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
