Carborundum

Overview

SiC
Fluorescence: none	Not Radioactive	Magnetic: no

Description

Physical Properties

Property	Value
Density	3.218-3.22 g/cc
Hardness - Mohs	Carborundum - 9  10 Diamond 9 Carborundum 8 Topaz 7 Quartz 6 Orthoclase 5 Apatite 4 Fluorite 3 Calcite 2 Gypsum 1 Talc
Color	blue, colorless, green, yellow
Streak	greenish gray

Crystal Properties

Property	Value
Crystal structure	hexagonal - dihexagonal pyramidal
Cleavage	indistinct
Tenacity	-
Fracture	conchoidal
Luster	metallic

Similar Minerals

Dana Number : 01.03.08.01

Class: 01

Group: 01.03

Subgroup: 01.03.08 - moissanite

Dana Number	Mineral Name	Formula
01.03.08.01	carborundum	SiC

Nickel-Strunz Number : 01.DA.05

Group : 01

Subgroup : DA

Nickel-Strunz Number	Mineral Name	Formula
01.DA.05	carborundum	SiC

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