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Moonstone (gemstone)

Moonstone is a sodium potassium aluminium silicate ((Na,K)AlSi3O8) of the feldspar group that displays a pearly and opalescent schiller. An alternative name for moonstone is hecatolite (from goddess Hecate).

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Birefringence
0.005–0.01
Category
Tectosilicate minerals
Cleavage
Perfect
Color
Various, including blue, gray, white, pink, peach, green, and brown, as well as colorless
Crystal system
Monoclinic
Dispersion
0.012

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Moonstone (gemstone)

Nodes54
Edges53
Triples17
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037037
Components1

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Moonstone (gemstone)

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Birefringence · 1
Moonstone (gemstone) → 0.005–0.01
Category · 1
Moonstone (gemstone) → Tectosilicate minerals
Cleavage · 1
Moonstone (gemstone) → Perfect
Color · 1
Moonstone (gemstone) → Various, including blue, gray, white, pink, peach, green, and brown, as well as colorless
Crystal system · 1
Moonstone (gemstone) → Monoclinic
Dispersion · 1
Moonstone (gemstone) → 0.012
Formula · 1
Moonstone (gemstone) → .mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-suspan{display:block;text-align:l…
Fracture · 1
Moonstone (gemstone) → Uneven to conchoidal
Group · 1
Moonstone (gemstone) → Feldspar group
IMA status · 1
Moonstone (gemstone) → Variety of orthoclase

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moonstone feldspar orthoclase blue varieties white colorless name group opalescent effect light layers sheen adularescence plagioclase myanmar labradorite display crystal

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Moonstone (gemstone)Birefringence0.005–0.011.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)CategoryTectosilicate minerals1.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)CleavagePerfect1.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)ColorVarious, including blue, gray, white, pink, peach, green, and brown, as well as colorless1.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)Crystal systemMonoclinic1.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)Dispersion0.0121.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)Formula.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:l…1.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)FractureUneven to conchoidal1.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)GroupFeldspar group1.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)IMA statusVariety of orthoclase1.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)LusterVitreous, opalescent1.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)Mohs scale hardness6.0–6.51.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)Optical propertiesFor orthoclase and sanidine, biaxial (–); for oligoclase, biaxial +/–1.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)Refractive index1.518–1.5471.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)SeriesAlkali feldspar series1.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)Specific gravity2.54–2.661.00infobox
Moonstone (gemstone)StreakWhite1.00infobox

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