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Anhydrite and Emerald Physical Properties


Emerald and Anhydrite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
-  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
Hard  

Specific Gravity
2.90-2.98  
2.67-2.78  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann  

Cleavage
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.  
Imperfect on the [0001]  

Mohs Hardness
3.5  
7.5-8  

Chemical Composition
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  
Be3Al2SiO6  

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Anhydrite and Emerald Chemical Formula

While comparing Anhydrite and Emerald 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 Emerald chemical formula.

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Anhydrite and Emerald Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Anhydrite and Emerald Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Anhydrite and Emerald Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Anhydrite is 2.67-2.78 whereas that of Emerald is 2.67-2.78.

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