| Name |
|
Corundum |
| Chemistry |
|
Al2O3 |
| Hardness |
|
9 |
| Lustre |
|
adamantine |
| Colour |
|
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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