Sinhalit
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Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Sinhalite
- Mineral.image
- Sinhalite-656999.jpg
- Mineral.imagesize
- 260
- Mineral.formula
- MgAl(BO4)
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Shl
- Mineral.system
- Orthorhombic
- Mineral.color
- White, gray, grayish-blue, pale to dark brown, yellow, yellowish-brown, greenish-brown, green, brownish-pink, pale pink
- Mineral.habit
- Grains, rolled pebbles, irregular masses. Rarely euhedral crystals.
- Mineral.cleavage
- None
- Mineral.fracture
- Conchoidal
- Mineral.mohs
- -7
- Mineral.streak
- White
- Mineral.diaphaneity
- Transparent, translucent
- Mineral.gravity
- 3.46 to 3.50
- Mineral.density
- 3.475-3.5
- Mineral.opticalprop
- Biaxial (-)
- Mineral.refractive
- 1.665 to 1.712
- Mineral.birefringence
- 0.036 to 0.042
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