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Nigeria
Property | Specification |
Chemical Formula | Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂ |
Crystal System | Orthorhombic |
Crystal Habit | Prismatic crystals, often with striations |
Color | Colorless, yellow, blue, pink, brown, green, orange, red |
Luster | Vitreous |
Transparency | Transparent to translucent |
Hardness (Mohs) | 8 |
Specific Gravity | 3.4 to 3.6 |
Cleavage | Perfect basal cleavage |
Fracture | Subconchoidal to uneven |
Streak | White |
Refractive Index | 1.609 to 1.643 |
Birefringence | 0.008 to 0.010 |
Pleochroism | Weak to moderate (varies by color) |
Tenacity | Brittle |
Magnetism | Non-magnetic |