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Adularia and Anhydrite Physical Properties


Anhydrite and Adularia Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.54-2.61  
2.90-2.98  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Perfect  
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.  

Mohs Hardness
6  
3.5  

Chemical Composition
KAlSi 3O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  

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Adularia and Anhydrite Chemical Formula

While comparing Adularia and Anhydrite physical properties, the important data you should know is its chemical composition. Since chemical formula defines the molecular structure of the crystal, most of the physical properties like color, tenacity, solubility are governed by Adularia and Anhydrite chemical formula.

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Adularia and Anhydrite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Adularia and Anhydrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Adularia and Anhydrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Adularia is 2.90-2.98 whereas that of Anhydrite is 2.90-2.98.

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