Clades:
Aluminiumsilicates.
Chemical: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2.
Colour: colourless to gray to yellow, yellow-green or white.
Lustre: vitreous, pearly.
Hardness: 6 to 6½.
Specific gravity: 2.8 - 2.95.
Crystal System: Orthorhombic.
MineralogyChrysoliterefers to:
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Peridot, a gem-quality olivine
• Archaically, any of several green or yellow-green-coloured gemstones including
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Topaz, a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine
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Chrysoberyl, an aluminate of beryllium
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Zircon, a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates
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Tourmaline, a crystalline boron silicate mineral compounded with other elements
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Apatite, a Phosphate.