Almandine and Californite Physical Properties

Almandine

Californite

Add ⊕

1 Physical Properties

1.1 Tenacity

Not Available

1.2 Solubility

Not Available

1.3 Durability

Not Available

1.4 Specific Gravity

3.95-4.30

3.32-3.47

1.5 Fracture

Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal

Not Available

1.6 Cleavage

none

Not Available

1.7 Mohs Hardness

7-7.5

Not Available

1.8 Chemical Composition

Fe 3Al 2(SiO 4) 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)

Ca 10Mg 2Al 4(SiO 4) 5(Si 2O 7) 2(OH) 4Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Almandine and Californite Chemical Formula

While comparing Almandine and Californite 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 Almandine and Californite chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Almandine- Fe 3Al 2(SiO 4) 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)
Chemical formula of Californite- Ca 10Mg 2Al 4(SiO 4) 5(Si 2O 7) 2(OH) 4Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Compare Red Gemstones

Almandine Vs Baryte Barite

Almandine Vs Aragonite

Almandine Vs Black Opal

Almandine and Californite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Almandine and Californite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Almandine and Californite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Almandine is 3.32-3.47 whereas that of Californite is 3.32-3.47.