Pyrope
Hardness ( Moh )
" 6.5 - 7.5
Crystal System
CubicSpecific Gravity
3.7
Refractive Index
1.730 - 1.766
Birefringence
Family
Garnet
Colour(s)
White, Grey, Green, Purple, Red, Yellow, Brown, Pink, Orange
Cleavage
Francture Type
conchoidal to uneven
Luster
Streak
White
Transparency
Transparent to subtranslucent
Formula
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Country
Found In Angola,Antarctica,Argentina,Australia,Austria,Belarus,Botswana,Brazil,Canada,China,Colombia,Czech Republic (TL),Dominican Republic,DR Congo,Finland,France,Germany,Ghana,Greenland,Hungary,India,Israel,Italy,Japan,Jordan,Kazakhstan,Kenya,Korea,Kyrgyzstan,Lesotho,Madagascar,Mauritania,Mongolia,Mozambique,Myanmar,Namibia,New Zealand,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Russia,Sierra Leone,Slovakia,Solomon Islands,Somaliland,South Africa,Sri Lanka,Switzerland,Tanzania,Thailand,UK,Ukraine,USA,Venezuela,Vietnam,Zambia,Zimbabwe,Mercury