Tourmaline
Synonyms: | Aphrizite, Aphrysite, Ash Draver, Blue Schorl, Ceylonese Peridot, Chameleonite, Iochroite, Taltalite, Tourmaline Group, Tourmaline Supergroup, Tourmalinite, Turmaline, Xeuxite, Zeuxite |
IMA Staus: | Not as singl mineral recognized, (synonymous with tourmaline group) |
Classification: | Silicates, Cyclosilicates |
Crystal system: | Trigonal |
Density (g/cm3): | 2,9 - 3,1 measured |
Fracture: | Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal |
Hardness (Mohs): | About 7 |
Colour: | Multicolored |
Application: | Gemstone |