Phenakite

Hardness ( Moh )

" 7.5 - 8

Crystal System

Trigonal

Specific Gravity

2.96

Refractive Index

1.650 - 1.695

Birefringence

Family

Colour(s)

Colorless, yellow, pink, brown

Cleavage

Francture Type

Conchoidal

Luster

Streak

white

Transparency

Transparent to translucent

Formula

Be2SiO4

Country

Found In Argentina,Australia,Austria,Brazil,Canada,Chile,China,Czech Republic,Ethiopia,Finland,France,Germany,Indonesia,Italy,Japan,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Madagascar,Mexico,Mozambique,Myanmar,Namibia,Nigeria,Norway,Pakistan,Poland,Portugal,Russia,Slovakia,South Africa,Spain,Sri Lanka,Sweden,Switzerland,Tajikistan,Tanzania,UK,Ukraine,USA,Uzbekistan,Zambia,Zimbabwe