Topaz | |
Chemical Formula |
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 |
Species |
Silicates |
Crystal System |
Orthorhombic |
Mohs Scale |
8 |
Specific Gravity |
3.4-3.6 |
Color |
Colourless, white, pale blue, light green, yellow, yellowish brown, or red |
Streak |
White |
Luster |
Vitreous |
Refractive Index |
n = 1.606 - 1.629 n = 1.609 - 1.631 n = 1.616 - 1.638 |
Diaphaneity |
Transparent, Translucent |
Cleavage |
Perfect |
Fracture |
Irregular/Uneven, Sub-Conchoidal |
Crystal Habit:Prismatic crystals with faces striated parallel to long dimension; also columnar, compact, massive | |
Geological Setting:As a rock forming mineral in igneous rocks, pegmatites and rhyolites, hydrothermal veins, metamorphic rocks and greisens. |