Tenacity
Solubility
Durability
Specific Gravity
Fracture
Cleavage
Mohs Hardness
Chemical Composition
From the Greek for luster, for its pearly luster on the cleavage.
Al 2(PO 4)(OH) 3Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
[010] Perfect, [100] Distinct, [011] Distinct
Amethyst, Clear Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Cacoxenite, Rutile, Geothite, Lepidocrocite