Name |
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Corundum |
Chemistry |
|
Al2O3 |
Hardness |
|
9 |
Lustre |
|
adamantine |
Colour |
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in all colours, often bluish, reddish, colourless |
Streak |
|
white |
Density [g/cm3] |
|
3.9 - 4.1 |
Crystal habit |
|
trigonal, crystals barrel
shaped, twins [1011] |
Cleavage, Fracture |
|
fracture conchoidal |
other characteristics
and occurrences |
|
in pegmatites and schists,
placer deposits
ruby = red
sapphire = blue and other colours |
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