Property | Specification |
Chemical Formula | Al?SiO?(F,OH)? |
Crystal System | Orthorhombic |
Color | Colorless, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Red, Green, Brown |
Hardness (Mohs) | 8 |
Specific Gravity | 3.49 - 3.57 |
Refractive Index | 1.609 - 1.643 |
Birefringence | 0.008 - 0.016 |
Luster | Vitreous |
Transparency | Transparent to Translucent |
Pleochroism | Weak to Strong (varies by color) |
UV Fluorescence | Weak to None (varies by variety) |
Dispersion |
0.014 |