Aquaprase Gemstone: Nneɛma, Nkyerɛase, Botae & Nea Ɛkeka Ho

Aquaprase yɛ chalcedony ahorow a ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛwɔ kɔla a ɛyɛ fɛ a ɛyɛ bruu kosi ahabammono. Saa aboɔden abo yi yɛ afeha a ɛtɔ so aduonu baako mu a wɔhunuu, a wɔdii kan bɔɔ ho amanneɛ wɔ afe 2015. Abɛyɛ adeɛ titire a agudeɛ adwumfo pii a wɔde chalcedony ne aboɔ a ɛyɛ nwini yɛ adwuma.

Su atitiriw a ɛwɔ aquaprase mu ne ne kɔla a chromium, ne fibea biako pɛ a ɛyɛ ahintasɛm wɔ Afrika, ne sɛnea ɛtwetwe no a ɛma ɛda nsow wɔ chalcedony abo a ɛte saa ara ho.

W’ani agye ho de besi nnɛ? Bata ho bere a yɛn Gem Rock Auctions abenfo no bubu mineralogy, abakɔsɛm, bo a wɔbɔ, ne ayaresa tumi a aquaprase aboɔden abo nyinaa wɔ no.

Ɛfa Aquaprase Ɔbo ho

Aquaprase yɛ aboɔden abo a ɛyɛ fɛ a ɛyɛ ahabammono-blue a ɛsom bo fã bi wɔ chalcedony abusua no mu. Sɛ yɛbɛbobɔ kakraa bi din a, aboɔden abo a ɛyɛ nwonwa te sɛ chrysoprase, agate , jasper , ne onyx , nso ka chalcedony abusua no ho.

Aboɔden abo ho animdefo bu aquaprase sɛ chalcedony pɔtee bi a chromium wom.

Ɛwom sɛ ɛnyɛ aban awobo de, nanso Yianni Melas (a ohuu aboɔden abo no) abɔ ɔsatu sɛ aquaprase nyɛ January awobo , sɛnea ohui wɔ January ɔsram mu no. Chalcedony ahwehwɛ nyinaa yɛ abakɔsɛm mu May awo abo na ɛyɛ anigye ma wɔn a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ Gemini bere mu.

Esiane sɛ aquaprase te sɛ chrysoprase nti , ebetumi nso akae ayeforohyia afe a ɛto so 18 .

Aquaprase Nkyerɛkyerɛmu & Su ahorow

Sɛ́ chalcedony ahorow no, aquaprase yɛ microcrystalline quartz ahorow bi, quartz bi a wɔde ahwehwɛ nketenkete a wɔaboaboa ano kɛse ayɛ. Quartz ne chalcedony minerals nyinaa wɔ formula SiO2.

Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ bere nyinaa na moganite, silica aboɔden abo foforo a ɛsono sɛnea ɛyɛ ahwehwɛ no nso wɔ chalcedony aboɔden abo mu.

Wɔ aquaprase fam no, ade titiriw a ɛwɔ nea ɛwom no mu ne chromium ne nickel, na ɛma ɛyɛ ne kɔla a ɛyɛ bruu-ahabammono a ɛyɛ ne nsaano nkyerɛwee.

Ade titiriw foforo a ɛwɔ aquaprase mu a wɔde hu ne ne absorption spectrum a wubetumi de spectroscope asɔ ahwɛ . Aquaprase wɔ absorption bands a ɛtrɛw wɔ bɛyɛ 420 ne 600 nm, ne absorption peaks a ɛyɛ nnam wɔ 646, 676, ne 679 nm. Aboɔden abo ho animdefo nso ahu mfɛnsere kɛse bi a ɛde nkrasɛm kɔ baabiara bɛyɛ 500 nm a ɛne aquaprase a ɛyɛ bruu-ahabammono no wɔ abusuabɔ.

Aquaprase ahorow no nyinaa ni:

• Mohs denden : 6.5-7

• Kɔla : Greenish-blue, bruish-green, bruu a ɛyɛ hann, ahabammono (hann a ɛda adi); Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ-ahabammono (hann a wɔde fa nnipa mu) .

• Ahwehwɛ nhyehyɛe : Trigonal

• Luster : Waxy kosi dull (a ɛyɛ den); Srade kosi vitreous (a wɔayɛ no fɛfɛɛfɛ) .

• Transparency : Ɛyɛ nea ɛda adi pefee kosi nea ɛda adi pefee

• Nneɛma a ɛma hann yɛ hyew : 1.530-1.540

• Nnipa dodow : 2.51-2.58

• Cleavage : Biara nni hɔ

• Fracture : Ɛnyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ, conchoidal, anaasɛ sub-conchoidal

• Streak : Ɛyɛ fitaa

• Luminescence : Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ-ahabammono a ɛkɔ fam kosi ahabammono a ɛyɛ hyew wɔ SW-UV nanso ɛyɛ zoned, patchy, na ɛwɔ mmeae fitaa nkutoo

• Pleochroism : Biara nni hɔ

• Birefringence : Biara nni hɔ a wotumi hu

• Dispersion : Wɔammɔ obiara amanneɛ

Aquaprase Abakɔsɛm

Amanneɛbɔ a edi kan a ɛfa aquaprase ho no fi Gemological Institute of America (GIA) hɔ wɔ wɔn Winter 2015 de a ɛne Gems & Gemology . Aboɔden abo ho nimdefo Nathan Renfro na ɔkyerɛw asɛm no, na n’asɛmti ne “Chalcedony a ɛyɛ ahabammono a ɛyɛ bruu foforo a ɛyɛ abɔde mu kɔla.”

Renfro kaa sɛnea Carlsbad GIA aduruyɛdan no anya chalcedony ahorow foforo afi Helani a wagye din a ɔhwehwɛ aboɔden abo ne nnipa hokwan ho ɔdenimfo Yianni Melas a ebinom afrɛ no “ nnɛyi Indiana Jones a ɔyɛ aboɔden abo ” no ho asɛm.

Melas ka kyerɛɛ GIA sɛ chalcedony nneɛma no fi Afrika, ɛwom sɛ na ɔnkyɛ beae pɔtee bi de. Renfro kae sɛ GIA abenfo ahwehwɛ Afrika chalcedony ahorow te sɛ gem silica (chrysocolla chalcedony) ne chrysoprase mu nanso na emu biara nni kɔla soronko a ɛyɛ bruu-ahabammono a ɛte sɛ ade foforo no.

Sɔhwɛ foforo daa no adi sɛ ade no kɔla yɛ abɔde mu de, na ɛnyɛ nea efi mframa a ano yɛ den anaa ayaresa afoforo mu ba. Bio nso, absorption spectrum data tetew aquaprase ne gem silica ne chrysoprase ntam.

Melas paw edin “aquaprase” no fii Hela nsɛmfua aqua , a ɛkyerɛ “blue,” ne prase , a ɛkyerɛ “ahabammono,” a ɛkyerɛ kɔla a wɔde wɔn nsa hyɛɛ ase no mu.

Ionannis Bloumstrom (Milas adwumakuw) ne Jaipur emerald tɔnfo Avant Chordia yɛɛ biako de sii beae a wotu fagude no wɔ Afrika na wɔde edin aquaprase yɛɛ aguadi agyiraehyɛde. Nanso, wɔne nnwumakuw afoforo nso ayɛ biako, na ɛde ahorow te sɛ Peacock AquapraseTM a efi Le Vian aba.

Aquaprase Nkyerɛase & Ayaresa Nneɛma

Bere a na ɔreto ɔbo no din no, Yianni Melas paw edin “aquaprase” no fã bi sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛbɛda ɔbo no kɔla a ɛyɛ ahabammono ne bruu adi nanso ɛbɛda nhaban momono ne Aegean Po bruu a ɛwɔ Greece, ne fie no adi nso.

Honhom fam ntease a ɛwɔ aquaprase mu nso bata kɔla ahorow yi ho. Ahwehwɛ no gyina hɔ ma kommyɛ ne nkitahodi te sɛ aboɔden abo afoforo a ɛyɛ bruu , nanso ɛyɛ foforoyɛ ne ahofadi nso ho sɛnkyerɛnne te sɛ aboɔden abo afoforo a ɛyɛ ahabammono .

Nokwarem no, mfaso a ɛwɔ aquaprase so wɔ ayaresa mu no nkɔ awiei wɔ hɔ.

Nipadua mu Ayaresa

Sɛ́ ɔbo a ɛsa nipadua mu yare , wɔkyerɛ sɛ aquaprase di nsɛm a ɛfa:

• Asaabo a ɛma obi nya asaabo

• Ntini a ɛma mogya tu

• Ɔbrɛ

• Ntini a ɛma nipadua no yɛ adwuma

• Mogya a ɛkɔ nipadua no mu

Nkate mu Ayaresa

Wɔ adwene anaa nkate fam kɛse no, wogye di sɛ aquaprase ahwehwɛ no:

• Adwene mu sum a emu da hɔ

• Boa wo ma wo nokware atirimpɔw & botae ahorow mu da hɔ

• Ma nkitahodi a ɛda adi pefee na ɛyɛ nokware no nyɛ mmerɛw

• Fa akannifo su pa ahorow ba

• Hyɛ wo ho dɔ & bɔne fafiri ho nkuran

• Hyɛ nkate & abusuabɔ a ɛkari pɛ ho nkuran

Chakra Ayaresa

Wɔde chakra abo di dwuma de kari pɛ wɔ ahoɔden mmeae ason (chakras) a ɛkyerɛ w’akwahosan nyinaa afã horow no mu biako anaa nea ɛboro saa. Wɔde Aquaprase di dwuma sɛ chakra ɔbo ma menewa ne koma chakra.

Koma chakra no na ɛkyerɛ ɔdɔ ne gye a wogye tom, bere a menewa chakra no na ɛkyerɛ nkitahodi ne ne ho a wohu. Sɛ wode ahwehwɛ te sɛ aquaprase kari pɛ a, wubetumi de nokwaredi nkitahodi, mmerɛwyɛ, ne abue a wobɛda no adi ahyɛ w’abusuabɔ mu den.

Aquaprase Aboɔden Aboɔ Nneɛma a Ɛwɔ Hɔ

Sɛ́ aboɔden abo no, aquaprase bo a ɛsom no gyina nneɛma a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ so kɛse: kɔla, nea wɔatwa, nea emu da hɔ, nea ɛda adi pefee, ne emu duru a ɛyɛ carat.

Ahosuo

Aquaprase kɔla a wɔde wɔn nsa hyɛ ase no yɛ bruu-ahabammono a ɛyɛ hyew, na eye sen biara bere a ɛho tew na ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ wɔ ɔbo no nyinaa mu no. Mpɛn pii no, kɔla no nyɛ pɛ, na ɛwɔ mmeae a kɔla nnim ne abotan a ɛwɔ ahwehwɛ no ahɔho no nkae a ɛyɛ bruu.

Bio nso, aquaprase nhwɛsode binom wɔ kɔla a wɔde abɔ mu anaasɛ kɔla a wɔde ahyɛ mu a ɛwɔ bruu, fitaa, ne/anaasɛ kɔkɔɔ-biribiri.

Wɔ afe 2024 mu nhwehwɛmu bi a ɛfa microstructure ne mineralogy a ɛwɔ aquaprase mu ho mu no, nhwehwɛmufo kyekyɛɛ aquaprase mu yɛɛ no kɔla ahorow:

1. Type 1 (AQ_type I) : Ɛyɛ nea ɛda adi na ɛyɛ bruu-ahabammono; Wɔka sɛ ɛtaa ba kɛse

2. Type 2 (AQ_type II) : Ɛyɛ nea ɛda adi fã kosi nea ɛyɛ hann; Kɔla bruu a mununkum wom a ɛte sɛ turquoise; Wɔka sɛ ɛho yɛ na sen saa

3. Type 3 : Ɛyɛ fã bi a ɛda adi kosi nea ɛyɛ hann; Emerald ahabammono tuntum; Ɔkwan a ɛnyɛ aban de, na ɛho yɛ na mpo

Nea ɛde aquaprase kɔla ba no ho hia kɛse na ama wɔahu ɔbo no. Nea ɛnte sɛ chrysoprase (a wɔde kɔla yɛ ahabammono denam ade a ɛte sɛ dɔte a ɛte sɛ nickliferous so) anaa gem silica (a wɔde kɔla yɛ bruu denam chrysocolla a wɔde ka ho so) no, aquaprase kɔla a ɛyɛ ahabammono-blue no fi chromium, dade, ne/anaasɛ nickel, a ɛda nsow kɛse ne chromium (Cr3+).

Bere a ebia chromium ahorow afoforo wɔ chromium no, aquaprase wɔ chromium pii. Chromium no betumi ayɛ ntamgyinafo wɔ nhyehyɛe anaa nano a wɔde ka ho no fã bi mu. Ɛda adi sɛ Rayleigh apete nso na ɛma aquaprase kɔla yɛ kɛse.

Twa

Aquaprase ahwehwɛ a ɛyɛ aboɔden abo dodow no ara yɛ nea wɔde afã horow anaasɛ wɔatwitwa ayɛ no cabochons . Nneɛma a wɔde twa afã horow a agye din no bi ne ɔpepepem, ahinanan, cushion, ne pear nsusuwii. Cabochons betumi ayɛ standard ovals anaasɛ nsusuwii afoforo te sɛ nusu.

Aquaprase agude pii de cabochons di dwuma, efisɛ ɛnyɛ den sɛ wobetwitwa na ɛwɔ akɛse ahorow a ɛtrɛw. Wubetumi nso anya aquaprase a ɛyɛ den (wɔntwitwaa) a wɔtɔn.

Nsɛm a ɛda adi pefee & Nsɛm a ɛda adi pefee

Aboɔden abo a emu da hɔ no yɛ nea wɔde susuw nneɛma dodow a wɔde ka ho a wotumi hu wɔ hɔ, na ebetumi ama nea ɛda adi pefee ne ne bo so atew. Aquaprase fi nea ɛyɛ hann kosi nea ɛda adi, a ɛyɛ nea ɛda adi kɛse na nea ɛka ho a wotumi hu kakraa bi a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛsom bo kɛse.

Aquaprase ahwehwɛ pii wɔ nsensanee anaa nhama a ɛyɛ bruu, tuntum, ne/anaasɛ fitaa a wotumi hu. Eyinom taa yɛ ɔbotan a ɛwɔ hɔ no matrix no asinasin anaasɛ dade oxide a wɔde ka ho. Kɔla a ɛkɔ so daa ne nea ɛda adi pefee wɔ ɔbo no nyinaa mu — kyerɛ sɛ, nsensanee a ɛyɛ bruu anaa tuntum biara nni hɔ — bɛma aquaprase aboɔden abo ayɛ nea ɛsom bo kɛse.

Carat Mu duru & Ne Kɛse

Faceted aquaprase kɛse yɛ kakra, nanso dodow no ara hwe ase wɔ carat 1 kosi 6 anaa nea ɛte saa mu. Abo akɛse a ɛwɔ afã horow no taa nya nneɛma a wɔde ka ho a wotumi hu kɛse.

Aquaprase cabochons betumi ayɛ akɛse kɛse, a ɛboro carat 50, nanso cabochons akɛse wɔ asɛm koro no ara a ɛne sɛ wɔntaa nnya kɔla pa wɔ ne nyinaa mu a nneɛma kakraa bi na ɛda adi.

Aquaprase Formation & Nneɛma a Wɔde Yɛ Adwuma

Te sɛ chalcedony ahorow afoforo no, aquaprase ba bere a wɔpia magma kɔ Asase ani na mframa a ɛyɛ ahurututu ba no, na ɛma mmeae ahorow wɔ ɔbotan a ɛda so ara yɛ no mu. Saa mmeae no yɛ nea nsu a silica a wɔapete ne nneɛma afoforo wom — wɔ aquaprase fam no, chromium ne mpɛn pii no nickel — a ɛyɛ ahwehwɛ a ɛyɛ chalcedony bere a nsu no yɛ hyew no ahyɛ mu ma.

Nea ɛda nsow ne sɛ, aquaprase nso tumi kura uranium kakraa bi pɛ (bɛyɛ ɔpepem biara mu fã 1 anaa ppm). Wohu uranium kakraa bi nso wɔ chalcedony abo afoforo te sɛ onyx ne agate mu ɛtɔ mmere bi a. Ɛwom sɛ ɛnyɛ nea emu da hɔ mprempren de, nanso ebia nhwehwɛmu pii bɛma uranium a ɛwɔ hɔ yi ama aboɔden abo ho animdefo anya nhumu kɛse wɔ aquaprase tebea pɔtee a ɛma ɛba no ho.

Mmeae a Wɔtu Tuo

Mprempren, aquaprase fibea biako pɛ a aban mpanyimfo tɔn na Avant Chordia kyekyɛ ne nea wɔankyerɛkyerɛ mu a wɔde asie wɔ Afrika.

Kokoamsɛm a atwa beae pɔtee no ho ahyia no fã bi fi sɛ wɔasiw ɔtopae no a wɔde bedi dwuma boro so no ano. Amanneɛbɔ ka sɛ sika a wɔde asie a wɔde tu fagudeɛ no kɛseɛ nnu kilomita ahinanan 1, mfasoɔ no mu 40% kɔ mpɔtam hɔ aban no nkyɛn, na Avant Chordia tɔ rough no nyinaa ma wɔkyekyɛ de tew nwura so.

Aquaprase Bo & Ne Bo

Ɛmfa ho sɛ ɛho yɛ na no, aquaprase aboɔden abo bo nyɛ den sɛnea ebia wubesusuw no. Ne bo yɛ den sen chalcedony ahorow a abu so, yiw, nanso ne bo nyɛ den te sɛ aboɔden abo a ɛsom bo te sɛ safir.

Sɛ yɛka ne nyinaa bom a, bo a wɔbɔ wɔ aquaprase aboɔden abo a ɛnyɛ den na ɛwɔ afã horow no carat biako ho fi bɛyɛ dɔla 15 kosi dɔla 40 wɔ carat biako mu. Aquaprase cabochons carat biako bo fi bɛyɛ dɔla 0.75 kosi dɔla 15 wɔ karat biako mu. Mpɛn pii no, aquaprase a ɛyɛ den no nnu $1 wɔ carat biara mu.

Nanso, wɔde aquaprase dodow no ara a ɛwɔ gua so no ahyɛ agude mu dedaw, na ebetumi ayɛ ahorow pii a egyina dade a wɔde di dwuma, aboɔden abo afoforo a wɔde ka ho, ne sɛnea wɔayɛ no so.

Aquaprase agude bo ahorow bi ne:

• Aquaprase Rings : Bɛyɛ $30 kosi bɛboro $12,000 (mpɛn pii no bɛyɛ $80 kosi $200) .

• Aquaprase Pendants : Bɛyɛ $40 kosi bɛboro $3,000 (mpɛn pii no bɛyɛ $50 kosi $100) .

• Aquaprase Asomuade : Bɛyɛ $75 kosi $10,000 (mpɛn pii no bɛyɛ $80 kosi $100) .

• Aquaprase Beaded Bracelets : Bɛyɛ $30 kosi $2,000 (mpɛn pii no bɛyɛ $100 kosi $200) .

• Aquaprase Bracelets (Non-Beaded) : Bɛyɛ $60 kosi bɛboro $8,000 (mpɛn pii no bɛyɛ $100 kosi $150)

Sɛ yɛka ne nyinaa bom a, aquaprase nkaa ne pendants na ɛtaa yɛ nea nkurɔfo ani gye ho kɛse.

Aquaprase Hwɛ ne Nsiesiei

Sɛ ɛba aboɔden abo a wɔhwɛ so yiye ma aquaprase a, ɛyɛ tẽẽ koraa — ayaresa biara nni hɔ na mpaapaemu biara nni hɔ a ɛma ɛnyɛ mmerɛw sɛ ɛbɛsɛe. Nanso, ɛho hia sɛ wokae sɛ aquaprase wɔ mfinimfini denden a ɛyɛ 6.5 kosi 7 pɛ, enti ɛyɛ papa sɛ wubenya ahobammɔ nhyehyɛe na womfa nni dwuma mma da biara da hyɛ te sɛ aquaprase ayeforohyia mpɛtea.

Kwati sɛ wode mfiri nhyehyɛe te sɛ steam anaa ultrasonic cleaners bɛhohoro aquaprase ho. Mmom no, fa nsu a ɛyɛ hyew, samina a emu nyɛ den, ne brɔs a ɛyɛ mmerɛw di dwuma. Fa ɔbo no sie baabi a ɛda nsow wɔ aboɔden abo afoforo a ebetumi asɛe no ho.

Nsɛm a Wɔtaa Bisa

Dɛn ne aquaprase?

Aquaprase yɛ chalcedony ahodoɔ a wɔhunuu wɔ afe 2014 mu, na ɛda nsow wɔ chromium ne nickel a ɛwɔ mu a ɛma ɛyɛ ahabammono-blue soronko. Asɛmfua AquapraseTM a wɔde di gua no nso yɛ nea Avant Chordia na ɛyɛ aguadi agyiraehyɛde.

So aquaprase yɛ nokware?

Yiw, aquaprase yɛ aboɔden abo ankasa, abɔde mu aboɔden abo a ɛwɔ kɔla fɛfɛ a emfi ayaresa anaa nnuru a wɔde yɛ nneɛma mu.

Dɛn ne ayaresa a ɛwɔ aquaprase mu?

Nneɛma a wɔkyerɛ sɛ aquaprase sa yare no bi ne sɛ ɛma dadwen dwo, ɛma nkitahodi a ɛyɛ nokware kɔ so, ɛsa ntini anaa koma mu nyarewa, na ɛhyɛ ankorankoro nyin ho nkuran.

Aquaprase yɛ ahe wɔ carat biara mu?

Mpɛn pii no, aquaprase aboɔden abo a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na ɛwɔ afã horow no yɛ dɔla 15 kosi 40 wɔ carat biara mu. Aquaprase cabochons taa yɛ bɛyɛ dɔla 0.75 kosi dɔla 15 wɔ carat biara mu. Aquaprase a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no taa yɛ nea ennu $1 wɔ carat biara mu.

So aquaprase som bo?

Ebetumi ayɛ saa. Mprempren Aquaprase wɔ fibea biako pɛ a wonim na nneɛma a ɛte sɛ aboɔden abo ho yɛ na. Aquaprase aboɔden abo a ɛsom bo sen biara no yɛ nea ɛda adi, ɛyɛ bruu a ɛyɛ ahabammono a ɛyɛ hyew, na ne kɔla yɛ pɛ a nsensanee fitaa, tuntum, anaa bruu kakraa bi na ɛwɔ so.

So aquaprase ho yɛ na?

Yiw, aquaprase ho yɛ na sɛ aboɔden abo ne aboɔden abo nyinaa, ɛwom sɛ nneɛma a ɛte sɛ aboɔden abo ho yɛ na de.

Ɛhe na wotu aquaprase?

Aquaprase fi beae biako pɛ a wɔankyerɛ wɔ Afrika a Ionannis Bloumstrom ne Avant Chordia na wɔhwɛ so.

Aquaprase: Nnɛyi Aboɔden abo a Ɛfata Ayeyi!

Wɔato Aquaprase din sɛ aboɔden abo foforo a edi kan a wohuu wɔ afeha a ɛto so 21 yi mu, na hwɛ sɛnea na ɛyɛ ade a wohui. Saa ahwehwɛ a ɛyɛ nwonwa yi kanyan po mu asorɔkye a ɛma obi dwo, ɛma ahabammono san nya ahoɔden, ne abusuabɔ a ɛda fam a ɛda abɔde ntam a yɛn nyinaa betumi de bi adi dwuma bio no.

Sɛ worehwehwɛ nea edi mũ a wode bɛka wo ntadehyɛ anaa chalcedony aboɔden abo a wɔaboaboa ano ho a, nhwehwɛ baabi foforo biara nsen aquaprase.

Kɔtɔ aquaprase aboɔden abo nnɛ!