| Pirus | |
|---|---|
 Batu pirus berukuran 25 mm | |
| Umum | |
| Kategori | Mineral |
| Rumus kimia | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O |
| Klasifikasi Strunz | 08.DD.15 |
| Identifikasi | |
| Kekerasan skala Mohs | 5–7 |
Pirus (bahasa Inggris:turquoise) merupakan mineral tidak tembus cahaya berwarna toska yang dianggap sebagai batuan berharga karena warnanya yang unik.
Etimologi
Istilah "pirus" berasal dari kata bahasa Arab فيروز (fairuz).
Referensi
Bacaan lanjut
Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Turquoise (mineral).
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- Dietrich, R. V. (2004). Turquoise. Retrieved November 20, 2004 from www.cst.cmich.edu/users/dietr1rv/turquoise.htm
- Persian Turquoise Mine Diarsipkan 2019-06-26 di Wayback Machine
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- Pogue, J. E. (1915). The turquoise: a study of its history, mineralogy, geology, ethnology, archaeology, mythology, folklore, and technology. National Academy of Sciences, The Rio Grande Press, Glorieta, New Mexico. ISBN 0-87380-056-7
- Schadt, H. (1996). Goldsmith's art: 5000 years of jewelry and hollowware. Arnoldsche Art Publisher, Stuttgart, New York. ISBN 3-925369-54-6
- Schumann, W. (2000). Gemstones of the world, revised edition. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 0-8069-9461-4
- Webster, R. (2000). Gems: Their sources, descriptions and identification (5th ed.), pp. 254–263. Butterworth-Heinemann, Great Britain. ISBN 0-7506-1674-1
