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Anhydrite and Grossular Garnet Physical Properties

1 Physical Properties
1.1 Tenacity
Brittle
Not Available
1.2 Solubility
Not Available
Not Available
1.3 Durability
Not Available
Not Available
1.4 Specific Gravity
2.90-2.98
3.6
1.5 Fracture
Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal
Not Available
1.6 Cleavage
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.
None
1.7 Mohs Hardness
3.5
6.5-7.5
1.8 Chemical Composition
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references
Ca3Al2Si3O12

Anhydrite and Grossular Garnet Chemical Formula

While comparing Anhydrite and Grossular Garnet 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 Grossular Garnet chemical formula.

  • Chemical formula of Anhydrite- CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references
  • Chemical formula of Grossular Garnet- Ca3Al2Si3O12

Anhydrite and Grossular Garnet Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Anhydrite and Grossular Garnet Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Anhydrite and Grossular Garnet Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Anhydrite is 3.6 whereas that of Grossular Garnet is 3.6.