Benitoite

Formula: BaTiSi3O9

Reflected/transmitted colour: colourless to purplish blue

Pleochroism: w = colourless, e = purple, indigo, greenish blue

Optical isotropy/anisotropy: uniaxial

Optical sign: +

Refractive indices: w = 1.756-1.757, e = 1.802-1.804

Birefringence δ: 0.045-0.048

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