Strontianite
Austria
2.86 carats
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Strontianite forms pale grey or pale green, sometimes pale red, brown or colourless, typically short to long prismatic crystals.
Fine crystals are small and are occasionally faceted.
Strontianite Gemstones by Colour
This table shows the variety of hues this gemstone can be found in. Click on a photo for more information.
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| Physical Properties of Strontianite | |||||||
| Mohs Hardness | 3.5, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references | ||||||
| Specific Gravity | 3.63 to 3.79, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references | ||||||
| Tenacity | Brittle, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Cleavage Quality | Perfect, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) Nearly perfect | ||||||
| Fracture | Uneven,Sub-Conchoidal, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Optical Properties of Strontianite | |||||||
| Refractive Index | 1.517 to 1.667, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Optical Character | Biaxial/-, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Dispersion | Weak, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Colour | |||||||
| Colour (General) | Light yellow, colourless, white, brown, green, reddish., Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references | ||||||
| Transparency | Transparent,Translucent, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references | ||||||
| Lustre | Vitreous,Greasy, Gemstones of the world (2001) On surface of fracture greasy lustre.More from other references | ||||||
| Fluorescence & other light emissions | |||||||
| Fluorescence (General) | Fluorescent under UV, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Thermoluminescence | May be thermoluminescent, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | ||||||
| Crystallography of Strontianite | |||||||
| Crystal System | Orthorhombic, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references | ||||||
| Habit | Short to long prismatic crystals, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references | ||||||
| Geological Environment | |||||||
| Where found: | Strontianite is an uncommon low-temperature hydrothermal mineral formed in veins in limestone., Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references | ||||||
| Further Information | |||||||
| Mineral information: | Strontianite information at mindat.org | ||||||
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