Bahia, Brazil
0.87 carats
General Information | ||||||||||||
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Chemical Formula |
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Physical Properties of Gahnite | ||||||||||||
Mohs Hardness | 7.5 to 8Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) , More from other references | |||||||||||
Specific Gravity | 4.00 to 4.62Gemstones of the world (2001) , More from other references | |||||||||||
Optical Properties of Gahnite | ||||||||||||
Refractive Index | 1.790 to 1.818Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) , More from other references | |||||||||||
Optical Character | IsotropicBlue Chart Gem Identification (2010) , Anomalous double refraction | |||||||||||
Colour | ||||||||||||
Colour (General) | Red-violet, different blue shades, green or blackish.Gemstones of the world (2001) , More from other references | |||||||||||
Causes of Colour | Blue, Fe2+ in tetrahedral coordinationPragmatic Spectroscopy For Gemologists (2011) , | |||||||||||
Transparency | TransparentGemmological Tables (2004) , More from other references | |||||||||||
Crystallography of Gahnite | ||||||||||||
Crystal System | IsometricBlue Chart Gem Identification (2010) , More from other references | |||||||||||
Habit | OctahedraGems, Sixth Edition (2006) , | |||||||||||
Geological Environment | ||||||||||||
Where found: | Natural gahnite occurs as an accessory mineral in granites and granite pegmatites.Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) , | |||||||||||
Further Information | ||||||||||||
Mineral information: | Gahnite information at mindat.org | |||||||||||
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