Danburite

Danburite is found in metamorphosed limestones and low temperature hydrothermal veins, but few its numerous locales yield either impressive crystals for the mineral collector, or transparent pieces of sufficient size to facet.

Danburite
Chemical composition -- Calcium borosilicate.
Color -- Colorless, yellow, brown, light pink.

Danburite:
Blending Heart and Soul
When I first saw danburite at a New Age trade show in Denver, I was immediately attracted to it. Despite its quartz-like clarity and sparkles, I experienced its energy as very soft, calming, and angelic.

DANBURITE
Overview: First discovered in Danbury Connecticut, it was named after that location.This is a clear Quartz crystal. It is excellent to cleanse, purify, or debrief.

Enhancements
Danburite is not known to be enhanced.
More information on gemstone enhancements.
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DANBURITE
Danburite (Calcium borosilicate - CaB2Si2O8) is a clear to white silicate mineral whose orthorhombic crystals are transparent to translucent (danburite can also be yellow, greenish, or brown); it resembles topaz.

Danburite
Danburite is a fairly common calcium boric silicate which ranges from colourless through to yellow, tan, and occasionally pink colours.

Danburite
Colorless to good yellow color and some pink, from the orthorhombic crystal system, sometime used for faceting.
Hardness : 7 Refractive Index : 1.630-1636 Density : 3 ...

Danburite is a silicate mineral originally discovered in the USA (Danbury, Conn.) and bears the name of the locality. It is relatively hard and has a greasy to vitreous luster. It may be colorless, or light yellow, pink, or brown.

Occurrence: blue from Burma, strong dichroism Comments: yellow shows rare earth absorption bands (584 nm.); very low DR & higher SG distinguish it from danburite Aplite ... see orthoclase
Apophyllite Crystallography: tetragonal ...

DANBURITE Angelic communication, channelling, Interdimensional travel, peace, freedom from stress
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Included in this photo are some of the many fine danburites in Dr. Gübelin’s gem collection. From top, left to right: Row one - 25.30 ct. and 15.60 ct. Row two - 16.55 ct. and 10.51 ct. Row three - 11.52 ct. and 7.77 ct. Row four - 6.47 ct.

The related opal has an orderly arrangement of SiO2 spheres. Many varieties of the potassium (alkali) feldspars, the plagioclase feldspars, and danburite of the feldspar group have been and are still used as gems.

See also: Quartz, Crystal, Stone, Color, Topaz