| Chemical
Composition |
Lithium
aluminum silicate |
| Color |
Colorless,
yellow, pink, violet, blue, green. |
| Refractive
Index |
R.I.
1.66-1.68, biaxial positive. |
| Durability |
Hardness
6.5-7.5. Brittle |
| Crystal
Structure |
Monoclinic |
| Specific
Gravity |
3.0-3.2. |
| Sources
/ Occurrence |
Brazil,
Afghanistan, North Carolina and Madagascar. |
| Varieties |
Hiddenite-
A medium-deep green spodumene found
only in Hiddenite
Kunzite- A violet-pink spodumene |
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