Dunilite is a mineral rare (gemstone) of the group of Olivines.
We thought at first that it was the variation of tint of peridot, until that Dunilite becomes a new variety in 1998.
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Dunilite
- Etymology : Of Dunil Palitha Gunasekera's name (Sri Lanka) which identified Dunilite as new variety of gemstone of the group of olivines.
- Discovery: 1996 by Dunil Palitha Gunasekera
Gemological data
- Chemical formula : (Mg,Fe,Mn)2SiO4
- Density : 3.48
- Refractive index : 1.677 - 1.718
- Birefingence : 0.041
- Crystal system : Orthorhombic
- Group : Olivines
- Mineralogical Class : Nesosilcates
The gallery
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- Dunilite Sri Lanka
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- Dunilite Sri Lanka
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- Dunilite Sri Lanka
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- Dunilite Sri Lanka
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- Dunilite Sri Lanka
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- Dunilite Sri Lanka
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- Dunilite Sri Lanka
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- Dunilite Sri Lanka
