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Natural Andalusite Andalusite is popular as a collector stone but is seldom used in jewelry probably because of it's unavailability. With a hardness of 7 - 7.5 andalusite is tough enough to be used in jewelry. Andalusite, especially in the rough, can easily be confused with alexandrite because of similarities in color Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: Al2SiO5 Crystal Group: Orthorhombic Refractive Index: 1.628 - 1.647 Hardness: 7 - 7.5 Density: 3.13 - 3.21 Occurrence: Brazil, Sri Lanka, Spain, East Africa, Burma, U.S.A.
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