1 Physical Properties
1.1 Tenacity
1.2 Solubility
Partially soluble in water
Not Available
1.3 Durability
Not Available
Not Available
1.4 Specific Gravity
1.5 Fracture
Not Available
Conchoidal, Metallic, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal
1.6 Cleavage
Perfect on {10 1 0}
Fair in four directions forming octahedrons
1.7 Mohs Hardness
1.8 Chemical Composition
Ca 6Al 2(SO 4) 3(OH) 12 26H 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Cu 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references