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Dominant species
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Spodumene
Chemical
Formula
LiAl(SiO3)2
Species
Silicates
Crystal
System
Monoclinic
Mohs
Scale
6-7
Specific
Gravity
3.03-3.23
Color
Highly variable: white, colorless, gray, pink, lilac, Purple, yellow and green, may be bicolored; emerald green - hiddenite; lilac - kunzite
Streak
white
Luster
Vitreous, Dull
Refractive
Index
n = 1.648 - 1.661 n = 1.655 - 1.670 n = 1.662 - 1.679
Diaphaneity
Transparent, Translucent
Cleavage
Perfect
Fracture
Uneven to subconchoidal
Crystal Habit:prismatic, generally flattened and elongated, striated parallel to , commonly massive
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