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Simulated Glass Gemstones
Glass Gemstones Facts and Information
Glass is essentially silicon dioxide (SiO2), and quartz sand is its primary source.
This article deals exclusively with the commercially or artisanally created varieties of glass used to simulate gemstones. Natural glasses exist, such as obsidian and tektites. These materials are
described in separate articles.
| Name | Glass |
| Varieties | Cristinite, Crystal Glass, Lead Glass, Goldstone, Laserblue, Libyan Desert Glass, Natural Glass, Macusanite, Obsidian, Apache Tears, Fire Obsidian, Mahogany Obsidian, Rainbow Obsidian, Sheen Obsidian, Snowflake Obsidian, Paste |
| Crystallography | Amorphous |
| Refractive Index | 1.470-1.700 |
| Colors | Colors |
| Luster | Vitreous |
| Polish Luster | Vitreous |
| Fracture Luster | Vitreous |
| Hardness | 5-6 |
| Fracture | Conchoidal, inclusions may cause splintery or granular fractures. |
| Specific Gravity | 2.30-4.50 |
| Birefringence | None |
| Cleavage | None |
| Dispersion | 0.009-0.098 |
| Heat Sensitivity | Yes |
| Enhancements | Enhancements |
| Typical Treatments | Surface Coating |
| Transparency | Transparent to Opaque |
| UV Long | Not diagnostic |
| UV Short | Not diagnostic |
| Absorption Spectrum | Not diagnostic |
| Phenomena | Aventurescence, adularescence, asterism, chatoyancy, color change, iridescence, orient (by adding coatings), play of color (simulates opal but different mechanism). |
| Formula | Primarily silica (SiO2) with many additives |
| Pleochroism | None |
| Optics | Isotropic. May show anomalous birefringence. |
| Etymology | From the Proto-German glasam |
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