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Nigeria
Property | Specification |
Chemical Formula | Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈ (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate) |
Crystal System | Hexagonal |
Hardness (Mohs) | 7.5 – 8 |
Specific Gravity | 2.60 – 2.90 |
Cleavage | Poor, basal |
Fracture | Conchoidal to uneven |
Luster | Vitreous |
Transparency | Transparent to translucent |
Refractive Index | 1.570 – 1.600 |
Color | Green (emerald), blue (aquamarine), pink (morganite), colorless, yellow, and others |
Streak | White |
Tenacity | Brittle |
Crystal Habit | Prismatic, often forming elongated crystals |
Pleochroism | Weak to moderate |
Birefringence | 0.003 – 0.005 |