| | Home > GemStones > Chrysoberyl > General > Facts | Chrysoberyl Properties Chemical Composition | It is Beryllium aluminum oxide, The chemical formula is BeAl2O4 . | Colours | Different shades of green and yellow like bluish green, brownish green, greenish yellow, yellowish brown etc. | Hardness | 8.5 Mohs. | Refractive Index | 1.746 – 1.755 | Specific Gravity | 3.68 - 3.78 | Luster | Vitreous. | Solid State | Transparent to translucent. | Crystal System | Orthorhombic crystal system. | Cleavage | Poor cleavage. | Heat Sensitive | No. pleochroism | Fractures | Conchoidal to uneven. | Bi-refringence | 0.008 - 0.009 | Pleochroism | Weak. | Source | Russia, Brazil, United States, Myanmar (Burma), Tanzania, Zimbabwe, India, Madagascar, Italy and Sri Lanka. | Enhancement | Not enhanced. | Precautions | No specific precautions required. |
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