Tenacity
-
Brittle
Solubility
-
-
Durability
-
-
Specific Gravity
2.90-3.145.00-5.30
1
7.18
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Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
Cleavage
Imperfect; basal
None, may show partings on {0001} and {10 1 1}
Mohs Hardness
7.5-86
2
10
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Chemical Composition
(Be,Cs) 3Al 2Si 6O 18 · 0.5H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.
Fe 2O 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)