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Anhydrite and Diamond Physical Properties


Diamond and Anhydrite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
-  

Solubility
-  
Soluble  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.90-2.98  
3.50-3.53  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.  
111 (perfect in four directions)  

Mohs Hardness
3.5  
10  

Chemical Composition
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  
C  

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Anhydrite and Diamond Chemical Formula

While comparing Anhydrite and Diamond 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 Anhydrite and Diamond chemical formula.

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Anhydrite and Diamond Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Anhydrite and Diamond Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Anhydrite and Diamond Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Anhydrite is 3.50-3.53 whereas that of Diamond is 3.50-3.53.

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