Chinese
Name:賽黃晶
English Name:Danburite
Chemical Composition:CaB2(SiO4)2 Calcium Boric Silicate
Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Hardness:7.0
- 7.5
RI:2.97 - 3.02
Related Chakra:Crown
Locality:Mexico, Russia, Madagascar,
Bolivia, Burma and Japan
Colour:It occurs in white (or
colorless), pale pink, and yellow, rarely gray.
Remarks:Danburite was first discovered
in 1839 by Charles Upham Shephard and is named after Danbury,
Connecticut, United States, the location of the discovery.
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