Morganite is available in two colors: orange-red and purple-red, and is exceptionally delicate. It is named after John Pierpont Morgan, a famous American gemstone collector and banker. Morganite's bright pink color is due to the presence of manganese.
[Origin].
It is mainly produced in pegmatites and dolomites, and the main sources are Brazil, the Italian island of Elba, Russia, Madagascar, the United States, India, Pakistan, Mozambique, and Namibia .
There are several large pegmatite mines of gem-quality morganite in Namibia, and beryl is also produced in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Zambia in Africa.
Morganite is found in many parts of the United States, with California being a famous source, where the first Morganite was produced.
Morganite is found in Xinjiang, Yunnan, Inner Mongolia, Hainan, and Sichuan in China, with the best quality found in Xinjiang and Yunnan.
[Color].
Morganite can be orange-pink, peach-pink, salmon, light pink, bright pink, pink, purple-pink and a range of other pastel shades.
[Selecting Morganite].
① color: according to the budget to pick the right color grade, it is recommended that more than 3A
② cut: color and fire are two very important factors affecting the value of morganite, so when selecting the cut of the gemstone should pay attention to whether or not it has a good show of pink morganite sparkling, too thin and too thick should be careful to choose!
Clarity: Morganite has relatively few inclusions, so you can choose a relatively clean stone with no inclusions visible to the naked eye.
[Optimization treatment]
There are two common optimization treatments for morganite: heat treatment and irradiation.
①Heat treatment: the color can be changed by heat treatment, green-blue to blue, light blue to dark sky blue, yellow-green to blue, orange to pink, etc. These treatments are usually carried out at a temperature of 400-450 ℃, and the result is stable and belongs to the type of optimization, which does not need to be specified.
② Irradiation treatment: irradiation treatment is a common treatment of beryl, it can make colorless beryl into yellow, green into blue, pink into orange and so on.
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