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Girasol
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A term used for various materials with a girasol effect:
i. A name originally applied to a translucent variety of fire opal with reddish reflections in bright light and a faint bluish-white floating light emanating from the center of the stone.
ii. Said of any gem variety, e.g. sapphire, chrysoberyl, quartz, moonstone, etc that exhibits a billowy, gleaming round or elongated area of light that 'floats' or moves about as the stone is turned or as the light source is moved.
iii. A name for glass spheres used in the manufacture of imitation pearls.
The name dates back to at least 1837.
See also Girasol Quartz and girasol opal.
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Girasol.
i. A name originally applied to a translucent variety of fire opal with reddish reflections in bright light and a faint bluish-white floating light emanating from the center of the stone.
ii. Said of any gem variety, e.g. sapphire, chrysoberyl, quartz, moonstone, etc that exhibits a billowy, gleaming round or elongated area of light that 'floats' or moves about as the stone is turned or as the light source is moved.
iii. A name for glass spheres used in the manufacture of imitation pearls.
The name dates back to at least 1837.
See also Girasol Quartz and girasol opal.
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Girasol.Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
43196
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:43196:9
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 Girasol
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Localities for Girasol
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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).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- 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.
France | |
| Lukas (1978) |
