1 Physical Properties
1.1 Tenacity
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1.1 Solubility
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1.4 Durability
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1.7 Specific Gravity
2.5 Fracture
Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle
2.6 Cleavage
Good on [110] and on [001]
None observed
2.7 Mohs Hardness
2.12 Chemical Composition
[ ]Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Al 6B 5O 15(F,OH) 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.