Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 26919
Gemologische Kurzinformationen: Tansania-Mondstein:Albit (Peristerit) mit blauem Fläschenschimmer
Gemological brief notes: Tanzanian moonstone – albite (peristerite) with blue adularescence
Journal Article
Henn, U. (2005) Gemologische Kurzinformationen: Tansania-Mondstein:Albit (Peristerit) mit blauem Fläschenschimmer. [Gemological brief notes: Tanzanian moonstone – albite (peristerite) with blue adularescence] Gemmologie: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gemmologischen Gesellschaft, Vol. 54, No. 2/3, pp. 114–117.
Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | Language: in German | not seen
gems, feldspar, moonstone, albite, peristerite
This note describes transparent feldspar from Tanzania displaying blue adularescence, marketed since mid-2004 as Tanzanian moonstone. The material is identified as albite (peristerite), and its physical and chemical properties are reported. The blue sheen is attributed to Tyndall scattering. Microscopic examination reveals white, parallel, needle-like inclusions.