Euclase is very brittle, and therefore is rarely used as an ornamental stone. This mineral has the hardness of 7.5; specific gravity, 3.1; lustre, vitreous to pearly; it is transparent to semi-transparent, doubly refractive, is not acted upon by acids, fuses under the blow-pipe to a white enamel, and is composed of:
Euclase occurs in Brazil, in the neighborhood of Villa Rica, and also in the Urals, in colorless, pale green, blue, pale yellow, and white colors. |