1 Physical Properties
1.1 Tenacity
1.2 Solubility
Not Available
Not Available
1.3 Durability
Not Available
Not Available
1.4 Specific Gravity
1.5 Fracture
Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Brittle
Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
1.6 Cleavage
Perfect on {001}, good on {110}
None
1.7 Mohs Hardness
1.8 Chemical Composition
KNa 4Ca 4Si 8O 18(CO 3) 4(OH,F) · H 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
SiO2 (with a high level of nickel impurities )