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a crystal so dishonest it borrows topaz's looks and quartz's whole personality
means Danburite is a transparent calcium boron silicate mineral, often colorless to pale yellow, prized by collectors for crystals that resemble topaz and quartz.
from Named for Danbury, Connecticut, where the mineral was first identified in the 19th century, with the standard mineralogical suffix '-ite' (from Greek '-ites,' meaning 'of' or 'belonging to') tacked on — so the name literally means 'the stone of Danbury,' a quiet New England town immortalized in a crystal that, ironically, spends its whole life pretending to be from somewhere fancier.
- named after
- Danbury, Connecticut, where it was first found
- great mimic
- easily mistaken for topaz, quartz, or apatite
- glows
- fluoresces sky-blue under ultraviolet light
- composition
- a calcium boron silicate, rarely sold as gem
- hardness
- rates 7 on the Mohs scale
danburite crystal — found in danbury, connecticut in 1839; colorless to yellow calcium boron silicate mineral
jaipur danburite deposits — rajasthan, india produces significant quantities of gem-quality danburite crystals