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GEMMOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
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Family: |
Quartz |
Crystal System: |
Trigonal, Hexagonal |
Specific Gravity: |
2.65 |
Hardness: |
7 |
Refractive Index: |
1.544 - 1.553 |
Chemical Composition: |
SiO2 |
Birefringence: |
+0.009 (B-G interval) |
Pleochroism: |
None |
Lustre: |
Vitreous, Glassy |
Fracture: |
Conchoidal |
Cleavage: |
Indistict |
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