Aegirine and Microcline Physical Properties

Aegirine

Microcline

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1 Physical Properties

1.1 Tenacity

Brittle

Not Available

1.2 Solubility

Not Available

1.3 Durability

Not Available

1.4 Specific Gravity

3.50-3.602.55-2.63

1 7.18

1.5 Fracture

Uneven, Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic

Uneven, Uneven, Gems

1.6 Cleavage

Good on {110}, (110) ^ (1 1 0) ≈87°; parting on {100}

{001} Perfect, {010} Good

1.7 Mohs Hardness

66-6.5

2 10

1.8 Chemical Composition

(Na,Fe,Ca)Si 2O 6Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

KAlSi 3O 8Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)

Aegirine and Microcline Chemical Formula

While comparing Aegirine and Microcline 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 Aegirine and Microcline chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Aegirine- (Na,Fe,Ca)Si 2O 6Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Chemical formula of Microcline- KAlSi 3O 8Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)

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Aegirine and Microcline Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Aegirine and Microcline Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Aegirine and Microcline Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Aegirine is 2.55-2.63 whereas that of Microcline is 2.55-2.63.