Property | Specification |
Chemical Formula | SiO? (Silicon Dioxide) |
Crystal System | Trigonal |
Color | Purple, Violet, Light Purple, Dark Purple |
Hardness (Mohs) | 7 |
Specific Gravity | 2.65 |
Refractive Index | 1.544 - 1.553 |
Birefringence | None (Isotropic) |
Luster | Vitreous |
Transparency | Transparent to Translucent |
Pleochroism | None |
Optical Character | Uniaxial (-) |
Fracture | Conchoidal to Uneven |