Yellow Triphane / Spodumene Crystal - Yellow Kunzite - UV Reactive
Beautiful yellow color triphane / spodumene crystal from Laghman Afghanistan. Triphane is the yellow variety of spodumene. The pink variety is called kunzite. (we have kunzite crystals also)
This crystal has incredible clarity and color.
UV reactive under 365nm long wave UV (orange).
Size: 40 x 34 x 22 mm. 58 grams.
Triphane is a gemstone that has various meanings and properties depending on its color. It is a type of spodumene, a pyroxene mineral that contains lithium and aluminum. Spodumene can be colorless, white, gray, yellow, green, blue, lilac, pink, or brown. The color varieties of spodumene are named as follows:
- Pink to purple spodumene is called kunzite, after the gemologist George F. Kunz who discovered it in 1902. Kunzite is associated with love, compassion, and spirituality. It is said to help heal emotional wounds and enhance self-esteem.
- Green spodumene is called hiddenite, after the mineralogist William Earl Hidden who found it in 1879. Hiddenite is a rare and valuable gemstone that is linked to growth, renewal, and prosperity. It is believed to attract abundance and success in life.
- Yellow spodumene is called triphane, from the Greek word triphanes meaning "appearing threefold". Triphane is a bright and cheerful gemstone that is related to creativity, inspiration, and imagination. It is thought to stimulate dreaming, astral projection, and intuition.
Triphane has a hardness of 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale and a perfect cleavage in two directions. It has a vitreous to pearly luster and a transparent to translucent diaphaneity. It can exhibit pleochroism, showing different colors when viewed from different angles. Triphane is mainly found in pegmatites, igneous rocks that form from the crystallization of magma. The main sources of triphane are Afghanistan, Brazil, Madagascar, Pakistan, and the United States.
Sources:
https://pricebey.com/gemstones/triphane-gemstone-meaning-benefits-healing-properties/
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triphane
https://geology.com/minerals/spodumene.shtml
https://www.gemstone7.com/275-triphane.html
