ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Infobox mineral/doc

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Ruby
A naturally occurring ruby crystal
General
Category	Mineral variety
Formula (repeating unit)	aluminium oxide with chromium, Al2O3:Cr
Identification
Color	Red, may be brownish, purplish or pinkish
Crystal habit	Varies with locality. Terminated tabular hexagonal prisms.
Crystal system	Trigonal (Hexagonal Scalenohedral) Symbol (-3 2/m) Space Group: R-3c
Cleavage	No true cleavage
Fracture	Uneven or conchoidal
Mohs scale hardness	9.0
Luster	Vitreous
Streak	white
Diaphaneity	transparent
Specific gravity	4.0
Refractive index	nω=1.768 - 1.772 nε=1.760 - 1.763, Birefringence 0.008
Pleochroism	Orangey red, purplish red
Ultraviolet fluorescence	red under longwave
Melting point	2044 °C
Solubility	none
Major varieties
Sapphire	Any color except red
Corundum	various colors
Emery	Granular

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Description

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Field	Explanation	Example
name	IMA mineral name (if there is another common name, put it in parentheses)	Baryte (Barite)
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image	Wikimedia Commons image filename (to go at top)	Epidoto.jpeg
imagesize
alt	alt text for image, for visually impaired readers; see WP:ALT	Agglomeration of dark cylindrical crystals
caption	image caption	Epidote crystals
category	broad group then subgroup then sub-subgroup (if applicable) template does not auto-link	Sulfate minerals, Barite group
formula	chemical formula	repeating unit of an alloy, a polymer, a crystal structure, a chain, or a network
strunz	Nickel-Strunz classification of the mineral	09.BG.05 (8. Aufl. VIII/C.23-020)
dana	Dana classification of the mineral
symmetry	Hermann–Mauguin notation of the mineral's symmetry element
unit cell	Unit cell dimensions and number (Z) of formula units per unit cell
molweight	molar mass of the chemical formula
color	common colors of the mineral
colour	same as above, but for British pages
habit	common mineral habit
system	crystal system (cubic, etc)
twinning	common type of twinning
cleavage	type of cleavage
fracture	type of fracture
tenacity	resistance to breakage
mohs	hardness of mineral on Mohs hardness scale
luster	way the mineral reflects light, see luster
lustre	same as above, but for British pages
streak	see streak
diaphaneity	transparency of mineral
gravity	specific gravity
density	density at STP in g/cm3
polish
opticalprop
refractive	refractive index of mineral
birefringence	birefringence of a 30micron thin section
pleochroism	see pleochroism
2V	2V angle
dispersion	see dispersion
extinction	extinction angle (e.g., parallel, inclined, angle)
length fast/slow	length fast or length slow
fluorescence	see fluorescence
absorption	see absorption
melt	melting point of mineral
fusibility	fusibility of mineral
diagnostic	key way to recognize mineral
solubility	solubility of mineral in water at STP
impurities
alteration	alteration products
other
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