1 Physical Properties
1.1 Tenacity
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1.2 Solubility
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1.3 Durability
1.4 Specific Gravity
1.5 Fracture
Uneven, Brittle, Metallic
Uneven, Conchoidal, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
1.6 Cleavage
Perfect on [001] imperfect on [100]
Perfect {010}, imperfect {100}
1.7 Mohs Hardness
1.8 Chemical Composition
(K,Na) 3(Fe2+ ,Mn) 7Ti 2Si 8O 24(O,OH) 7Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)