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Crocoite color stone properties table

Name Origin From the Greek krokos, meaning saffaron, Due to its color
Chemical Formula PbCrO4
Color Orange-yellow
Hardness 2.5-3 on the Mohs scale
Crystal System Monoclinic. Crystal prismatic, sometimes hollow
Cleavage indistinct
Fracture Brittle
Specific Gravity (SG) 5.9-6.1
Lustre Adamantine to vitreous
Pleochroism orange-red to blood red
Note: Crocoite is one of the loveliest of all collectors stones. it is too soft and brittle to be used in jewellery, but it is quite a rare mineral and relatively few stones have been cut. The dispersion is high but completely masked by intense body color.