Template:Infobox mineral

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Ruby
A naturally occurring ruby crystal
General
Category	Mineral variety
Formula (repeating unit)	aluminium oxide with chromium, Al2O3:Cr
Crystal system	Trigonal
Crystal class	Hexagonal scalenohedral (3m) H-M symbol: (3 2/m)
Space group	R3c (No. 167)
Unit cell	unit cell
Identification
Color	Red, may be brownish, purplish or pinkish
Crystal habit	Varies with locality. Terminated tabular hexagonal prisms.
Cleavage	No true cleavage
Fracture	Uneven or conchoidal
Mohs scale hardness	9.0
Luster	Vitreous
Streak	white
Diaphaneity	transparent
Specific gravity	4.0
Refractive index	nω=1.768 - 1.772 nε=1.760 - 1.763, Birefringence 0.008
Pleochroism	Orangey red, purplish red
Ultraviolet fluorescence	red under longwave
Melting point	2044 °C
Solubility	none
Major varieties
Sapphire	Any color except red and violet
Oriental amethyst	violet color
Corundum	various colors (mineral species)
Emery	Granular (mineral mixture)

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| struct2 image    =
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| SMILES           =
| Jmol             =
| category    = 
| formula     = 
| IMAsymbol   =
| molweight   = 
| strunz      = 
| dana        = 
| system      = 
| class       = 
| symmetry    = 
| unit cell   = 
| color       = 
| colour      = 
| habit       = 
| twinning    = 
| cleavage    = 
| fracture    = 
| tenacity    = 
| toughness   = 
| mohs        = 
| luster      = 
| streak      = 
| diaphaneity = 
| gravity     = 
| density     = 
| polish      = 
| opticalprop = 
| refractive  = 
| birefringence = 
| pleochroism = 
| 2V          = 
| dispersion  = 
| extinction  = 
| length fast/slow =
| fluorescence = 
| absorption  = 
| melt        = 
| Curie temp  = 
| fusibility  = 
| diagnostic  = 
| solubility  = 
| impurities  = 
| alteration  = 
| other       = 
| prop1       = 
| prop1text   = 
| references  = 
| var1        = 
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All parameters used

name
caption
General
Category	category
Formula (repeating unit)	formula
IMA symbol	IMAsymbol
Strunz classification	strunz
Dana classification	dana
Crystal system	system
Crystal class	class
Space group	symmetry
Unit cell	unit cell
Structure
Crystal structure of α-tridymite
File:Diamond lattice.stl Some other image
Jmol (3D)	Interactive image
Identification
Formula mass	molweight
Colour	colorcolour
Crystal habit	habit
Twinning	twinning
Cleavage	cleavage
Fracture	fracture
Tenacity	tenacity
Mohs scale hardness	mohs
Lustre	luster
Streak	streak
Diaphaneity	diaphaneity
Specific gravity	gravity
Density	density
Polish lustre	polish
Optical properties	opticalprop
Refractive index	refractive
Birefringence	birefringence
Pleochroism	pleochroism
2V angle	2V
Dispersion	dispersion
Extinction	extinction
Length fast/slow	length fast/slow
Ultraviolet fluorescence	fluorescence
Absorption spectra	absorption
Melting point	melt
Fusibility	fusibility
Diagnostic features	diagnostic
Solubility	solubility
Common impurities	impurities
Alters to	alteration
Other characteristics	other
prop1	prop1text
References	references
Major varieties
var1	var1text
var2	var2text
var3	var3text
var4	var4text
var5	var5text
var6	var6text

| image = Tridymite tabulars - Ochtendung, Eifel, Germany.jpg
| imagesize   = 260px

|struct image=a-tridymite.png
|struct caption=Crystal structure of α-tridymite
|struct imagesize=150px
|struct2 image=Diamond lattice.stl
|struct2 caption=Some other image
|struct2 imagesize=200px

|SMILES = O[C@@H]4C/C3=C/C=C1\[C@H](CC[C@]2([C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)C)[C@@]3(C)CC4
|Jmol= C([C@@H]([C@@H]1C(=C(C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O<!-- different so will show difgferent struct - to test -->
|boxbgcolor = yellow

| 2V = 2V
| absorption = absorption
| alt = alt
| alteration = alteration
| birefringence = birefringence
| boxtextcolor = boxtextcolor
| boxwidth = boxwidth
| caption = caption
| category = category
| class = class
| cleavage = cleavage
| color = color
| colour = colour
| dana = dana
| density = density
| diagnostic = diagnostic
| diaphaneity = diaphaneity
| dispersion = dispersion
| extinction = extinction
| fluorescence = fluorescence
| formula = formula
| fracture = fracture
| fusibility = fusibility
| gravity = gravity
| habit = habit
| IMAsymbol = IMAsymbol
| impurities = impurities
| length fast/slow = length fast/slow
| luster = luster
| lustre = lustre
| melt = melt
| mohs = mohs
| molweight = molweight
| name = name
| opticalprop = opticalprop
| other = other
| pleochroism = pleochroism
| polish = polish
| polish lustre = polish lustre
| prop1 = prop1
| prop1text = prop1text
| references = references
| refractive = refractive
| solubility = solubility
| streak = streak
| strunz = strunz
| symmetry = symmetry
| system = system
| tenacity = tenacity
| twinning = twinning
| unit cell = unit cell
| var1 = var1
| var1text = var1text
| var2 = var2
| var2text = var2text
| var3 = var3
| var3text = var3text
| var4 = var4
| var4text = var4text
| var5 = var5
| var5text = var5text
| var6 = var6
| var6text = var6text

Description

This should describe the parameters used in this template.

Parameter	Explanation	Example
name	IMA mineral name (if there is another common name, put it in parentheses)	Baryte (Barite)
boxwidth
boxbgcolor	Background color of box headers
boxtextcolor	Text color of box headers
image	Wikimedia Commons image filename (to go at top)	Epidoto.jpeg
imagesize
alt	alt text for image, for visually impaired readers; see WP:ALT	Agglomeration of dark cylindrical crystals
caption	image caption	Epidote crystals
category	broad group then subgroup then sub-subgroup (if applicable) template does not auto-link	Sulfate minerals, Barite group
formula	chemical formula giving the elemental composition of a repeating unit of an alloy, a polymer, a crystal structure, a chain, or a network	BaSO4
IMAsymbol	IMA symbol of the mineral	Brt
strunz	Nickel-Strunz classification of the mineral (10 ed, MinDat)	9.BG.05
dana	Dana classification of the mineral	28.03.01.01
symmetry	Hermann–Mauguin notation of the mineral's symmetry element, labeled: Space group
unit cell	Unit cell dimensions and number (Z) of formula units per unit cell
molweight	molar mass of the chemical formula above
color	common colors of the mineral
colour	same as above, but for British pages
habit	common mineral habit
system	crystal system (cubic, etc.)
class	crystal class
twinning	common type of twinning
cleavage	type of cleavage
fracture	type of fracture (appearance of broken surface)	irregular
tenacity	tenacity (how the mineral can deform or break)	brittle
toughness	toughness (quantitative resistance to deformation or breakage)
mohs	hardness (scratchability) of mineral on Mohs hardness scale	3-3.5
luster	way the mineral reflects light, see luster
lustre	same as above, but for British pages
streak	see streak
diaphaneity	transparency of mineral
gravity	specific gravity
density	density at STP in g/cm3
polish	ability to take a polish
opticalprop
refractive	refractive index of mineral
birefringence	birefringence of a 30micron thin section
pleochroism	see pleochroism
2V	2V angle
dispersion	see dispersion
extinction	extinction angle, e.g. "parallel", or "inclined" and a quantitative angle. Irrelevant for minerals without an extinction angle (isotropic, opaque, or amorphous minerals).
length fast/slow	Sign of elongation: length fast or length slow
fluorescence	see fluorescence
absorption	see absorption
melt	melting point of mineral
Curie	Curie temperature of mineral
fusibility	fusibility of mineral
diagnostic	key way to recognize mineral
solubility	solubility of mineral in water at STP
impurities	common impurities
alteration	alteration products
other
prop1
prop1text
references	use the Wikipedia template:ref to cite	References supporting the properties to be added at that line using <ref>...</ref> tag notation. Individual items can be tagged separately if needed.
var1
var1text
var2
var2text
var3
var3text
var4
var4text
var5
var5text
var6
var6text

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Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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boxtextcolor	boxtextcolor	no description	Unknown	optional
boxbgcolor	boxbgcolor	no description	Unknown	optional
name	name	no description	Unknown	optional
image	image	no description	Unknown	optional
imagesize	imagesize	no description	Unknown	optional
alt	alt	no description	Unknown	optional
caption	caption	no description	Unknown	optional
category	category	no description	Unknown	optional
formula	formula	no description	Unknown	optional
IMAsymbol	IMAsymbol	no description	Unknown	optional
strunz	strunz	no description	Unknown	optional
system	system	no description	Unknown	optional
dana	dana	no description	Unknown	optional
class	class	no description	Unknown	optional
symmetry	symmetry	no description	Unknown	optional
unit cell	unit cell	no description	Unknown	optional
molweight	molweight	no description	Unknown	optional
color	color	no description	Unknown	optional
habit	habit	no description	Unknown	optional
twinning	twinning	no description	Unknown	optional
cleavage	cleavage	no description	Unknown	optional
fracture	fracture	no description	Unknown	optional
tenacity	tenacity	no description	Unknown	optional
mohs	mohs	no description	Unknown	optional
luster	luster	no description	Unknown	optional
polish	polish	no description	Unknown	optional
opticalprop	opticalprop	no description	Unknown	optional
refractive	refractive	no description	Unknown	optional
birefringence	birefringence	no description	Unknown	optional
pleochroism	pleochroism	no description	Unknown	optional
2V	2V	no description	Unknown	optional
dispersion	dispersion	no description	Unknown	optional
extinction	extinction	no description	Unknown	optional
length fast/slow	length fast/slow	no description	Unknown	optional
fluorescence	fluorescence	no description	Unknown	optional
absorption	absorption	no description	Unknown	optional
streak	streak	no description	Unknown	optional
gravity	gravity	no description	Unknown	optional
density	density	no description	Unknown	optional
melt	melt	no description	Unknown	optional
fusibility	fusibility	no description	Unknown	optional
diagnostic	diagnostic	no description	Unknown	optional
solubility	solubility	no description	Unknown	optional
diaphaneity	diaphaneity	no description	Unknown	optional
impurities	impurities	no description	Unknown	optional
alteration	alteration	no description	Unknown	optional
other	other	no description	Unknown	optional
prop1text	prop1text	no description	Unknown	optional
references	references	no description	Unknown	optional
colour	colour	no description	Unknown	optional
lustre	lustre	no description	Unknown	optional
polish lustre	polish lustre	no description	Unknown	optional
prop1	prop1	no description	Unknown	optional
var1	var1	no description	Unknown	optional
var1text	var1text	no description	Unknown	optional
var2	var2	no description	Unknown	optional
var2text	var2text	no description	Unknown	optional
var3	var3	no description	Unknown	optional
var3text	var3text	no description	Unknown	optional
var4	var4	no description	Unknown	optional
var4text	var4text	no description	Unknown	optional
var5	var5	no description	Unknown	optional
var5text	var5text	no description	Unknown	optional
var6	var6	no description	Unknown	optional
var6text	var6text	no description	Unknown	optional
struct image	struct image	no description	Unknown	optional
struct2 image	struct2 image	no description	Unknown	optional
struct caption	struct caption	no description	Unknown	optional
struct imagesize	struct imagesize	no description	Unknown	optional
struct alt	struct alt	no description	Unknown	optional
struct2 imagesize	struct2 imagesize	no description	Unknown	optional
struct2 caption	struct2 caption	no description	Unknown	optional
struct2 alt	struct2 alt	no description	Unknown	optional
Jmol	Jmol	no description	Unknown	optional
SMILES	SMILES	no description	Unknown	optional

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