| General Information |
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| A variety or type of: | Smoky Quartz, which is a variety of Quartz |
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| Chemical Formula | Ulrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda, Gemmological Tables (2004) |
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| Physical Properties of Morion |
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| Mohs Hardness | 7Herve Nicolas Lazzarelli, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) |
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| Specific Gravity | 2.65Ulrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda, Gemmological Tables (2004) |
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| Tenacity | BrittleWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) |
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| Cleavage Quality | NoneWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) |
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| Fracture | ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) |
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| Optical Properties of Morion |
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| Refractive Index | 1.544 to 1.553Ulrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda, Gemmological Tables (2004) |
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| Optical Character | Uniaxial/+Ulrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda, Gemmological Tables (2004) |
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| Birefringence | 0.009Ulrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda, Gemmological Tables (2004) |
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| Pleochroism | Definite: brown - reddish-brownWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) |
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| Dispersion | 0.013Walter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) |
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| Colour |
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| Colour (General) | Very dark brown, nearly black.Herve Nicolas Lazzarelli, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) |
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| Transparency | Transparent,Translucent,OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda, Gemmological Tables (2004) |
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| Fluorescence & other light emissions |
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| Fluorescence (General) | Usually noneWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) |
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| Crystallography of Morion |
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| Crystal System | TrigonalUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda, Gemmological Tables (2004) |
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| Habit | Hexagonal prismsWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) |
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| Further Information |
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| Mineral information: | Morion information at mindat.org |
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