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Nigeria
Property | Specification |
Chemical Formula | SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide – Quartz variety) |
Crystal System | Trigonal |
Hardness (Mohs) | 7 |
Specific Gravity | 2.65 |
Cleavage | None |
Fracture | Conchoidal |
Luster | Vitreous |
Transparency | Transparent to translucent |
Refractive Index | 1.544 – 1.553 |
Color | Purple to violet |
Streak | White |
Tenacity | Brittle |
Crystal Habit | Prismatic crystals, often in geodes or clusters |
Pleochroism | Weak (purple to bluish or reddish tones) |
Birefringence | 0.009 |
Dispersion | 0.013 (low) |