General Information | ||||||||||||||
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Chemical Formula |
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Physical Properties of Cubic Zirconia | ||||||||||||||
Mohs Hardness | 8.5Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) , | |||||||||||||
Specific Gravity | 5.50 to 6.00Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) , | |||||||||||||
Optical Properties of Cubic Zirconia | ||||||||||||||
Refractive Index | 2.150 to 2.182Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) , | |||||||||||||
Optical Character | IsotropicGemmological Tables (2004) , | |||||||||||||
Colour | ||||||||||||||
Colour (General) | All colorsBlue Chart Gem Identification (2010) , More from other references | |||||||||||||
Transparency | Transparent,TranslucentBlue Chart Gem Identification (2010) , Slight "see-through"More from other references | |||||||||||||
Fluorescence & other light emissions | ||||||||||||||
Fluorescence (General) | Commonly greenish-yellow to yellow-orangyBlue Chart Gem Identification (2010) , | |||||||||||||
Crystallography of Cubic Zirconia | ||||||||||||||
Crystal System | IsometricBlue Chart Gem Identification (2010) , | |||||||||||||
Inclusions in Cubic Zirconia | ||||||||||||||
May show feathers-like inclusions - Blue Chart Gem Identification, Herve Nicolas Lazzarelli, 2010, p 1 | ||||||||||||||
Further Information | ||||||||||||||
Mineral information: | Cubic Zirconia information at mindat.org |