Magnesite

Hardness ( Moh )

" 3.5 - 4.5

Crystal System

Trigonal

Specific Gravity

3.00 - 3.2

Refractive Index

1.509 - 1.717

Birefringence

Family

Colour(s)

Colorless, white, pale yellow, pale brown, faintly pink, lilac-rose

Cleavage

Francture Type

Conchoidal

Luster

Streak

White

Transparency

Transparent to translucent

Formula

MgCO3

Country

Found In Afghanistan,Albania,Algeria,Antarctica,Argentina,Armenia,Atlantic Ocean,Australia,Austria,Bolivia,Botswana,Brazil,Bulgaria,Cameroon,Canada,Chile,China,Croatia,Czech Republic,DR Congo,Ecuador,Egypt,Eswatini,Ethiopia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Greenland,Guinea,Hungary,India,Indonesia,Iran,Italy,Japan,Kazakhstan,Kenya,Kosovo,Libya,Luxembourg,Madagascar,Mexico,Mongolia,Mozambique,Myanmar,Namibia,Nepal,New Zealand,Nicaragua,North Korea,North Macedonia,Norway,Oman,Pacific Ocean,Pakistan,Papua New Guinea,Peru,Poland,Portugal,Republic of the Congo,Romania,Russia,Saudi Arabia,Serbia,Slovakia,Slovenia,Solomon Islands,South Africa,South Korea,Spain,Sri Lanka,Sweden,Switzerland,Taiwan,Tajikistan,Tanzania,Tunisia,Turkey,Uganda,UK,Ukraine,USA,Venezuela,Vietnam,Zambia,Zimbabwe,Mars,The Moon