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| Crystal system || [[Crystals_&_Their_Structure#Hexagonal_Crystal_System | Hexagonal]]
 
| Crystal system || [[Crystals_&_Their_Structure#Hexagonal_Crystal_System | Hexagonal]]
 
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| Habit || edit me
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| Habit || prismatice
 
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| Cleavage || edit me
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| Cleavage || poor, basal
 
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| Fracture || edit me
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| Fracture || conchoidal to uneven
 
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| Hardness || 7.5
 
| Hardness || 7.5
 
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| Optic nature || edit me
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| Optic nature || uniaxial -
 
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| Refraction index || 1.58 - 1.59
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| Refraction index || 1.57 - 1.59
 
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| Birefringence || edit me
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| Birefringence || 0.004 - 0.009
 
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| Dispersion || edit me
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| Dispersion || low, 0.014
 
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| Specific gravity || 2.80
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| Specific gravity || 2.7 - 2.9
 
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| Lustre || Vitreous
 
| Lustre || Vitreous
 
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| Pleochroism || edit me
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| Pleochroism || none
 
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Revision as of 07:42, 25 October 2006

Goshenite
Chemical composition Beryllium Aluminium Silicate Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Crystal system Hexagonal
Habit prismatice
Cleavage poor, basal
Fracture conchoidal to uneven
Hardness 7.5
Optic nature uniaxial -
Refraction index 1.57 - 1.59
Birefringence 0.004 - 0.009
Dispersion low, 0.014
Specific gravity 2.7 - 2.9
Lustre Vitreous
Pleochroism none