Pirus merupakan mineral tidak tembus cahaya berwarna toska yang dianggap sebagai batuan berharga karena warnanya yang un

Pirus merupakan mineral tidak tembus cahaya berwarna toska yang dianggap sebagai batuan berharga karena warnanya yang unik. Istilah pirus berasal dari kata bahasa arab Fairuz (فيروز).

Pirus
Batu pirus berukuran 25 mm
Umum
Kategori	Phosphate minerals
Rumus kimia	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Klasifikasi Strunz	08.DD.15
Identifikasi
Warna	Toska
Perawakan	Masif, nodular
Sistem kristal	Triklinis
Belahan	Baik ke sempurna biasanya
Kekerasan (Skala Mohs)	5–7
Gores	Putih kebiruan
Berat jenis	2.6–2.9
Sifat optik	Biaxial (+)
Indeks bias	nα = 1.610 nβ = 1.615 nγ = 1.650
Bias ganda	+0.040
Pleokroisme	Lemah
Fusibilitas	Menyatu dalam HCl yang dipanaskan
Kelarutan	Larut dalam HCl
Referensi

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Anthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W. and Nichols, Monte C., ed. (2000). "Turquoise". Handbook of Mineralogy (PDF). IV (Arsenates, Phosphates, Vanadates). Chantilly, VA, US: Mineralogical Society of America. ISBN 0962209732.

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[Hurlbut-1] Hurlbut, Cornelius S.; Klein, Cornelis, 1985, Manual of Mineralogy, 20th ed., John Wiley and Sons, New York ISBN 0-471-80580-7

[mindat-2] "Turquoise:turquoise mineral information and data". mindat.org. Diakses tanggal 2006-10-04.

[rruff-3] Anthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W. and Nichols, Monte C., ed. (2000). "Turquoise". Handbook of Mineralogy (PDF). IV (Arsenates, Phosphates, Vanadates). Chantilly, VA, US: Mineralogical Society of America. ISBN 0962209732.