Property | Specification |
Chemical Formula | Be?Al?Si?O?? |
Crystal System | Hexagonal |
Color | Light blue to deep blue |
Hardness (Mohs) | 7.5 - 8 |
Specific Gravity | 2.68 - 2.80 |
Refractive Index | 1.564 - 1.596 |
Birefringence | 0.005 - 0.009 |
Luster | Vitreous |
Transparency | Transparent to Translucent |
Pleochroism | Weak to Moderate (Blue shades) |
Optical Character | Uniaxial (-) |
Dispersion | 0.014 |
Cleavage | Indistinct |
Fracture | Conchoidal to Uneven |
UV Fluorescence | Weak to None |