Difference between revisions of "Template:Turquoise"

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| Chemical composition || CuAl<sub>6</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>(OH)<sub>8</sub>.5H<sub>2</sub>O
 
| Chemical composition || CuAl<sub>6</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>(OH)<sub>8</sub>.5H<sub>2</sub>O
 
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| Crystal system || triclinic
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| Crystal system || Triclinic
 
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| Habit || botryoidal, massive, microcrystalline to granular
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| Habit || Botryoidal, massive, microcrystalline to granular
 
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| Fracture || conchoidal
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| Fracture || Conchoidal
 
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| Hardness || 5.0 - 6.0
 
| Hardness || 5.0 - 6.0
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| Specific gravity || 2.30-2.90
 
| Specific gravity || 2.30-2.90
 
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| Lustre || waxy
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| Lustre || Waxy
 
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Latest revision as of 21:22, 23 December 2006

Turquoise
Chemical composition CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8.5H2O
Crystal system Triclinic
Habit Botryoidal, massive, microcrystalline to granular
Fracture Conchoidal
Hardness 5.0 - 6.0
Refractive index 1.610-1.650
Specific gravity 2.30-2.90
Lustre Waxy