Anhydrite and Hawks Eye Physical Properties

Anhydrite

Hawks Eye

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1 Physical Properties

1.1 Tenacity

Brittle

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1.2 Solubility

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1.3 Durability

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1.4 Specific Gravity

2.90-2.98Not Available

1 7.18

1.5 Fracture

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

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1.6 Cleavage

Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.

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1.7 Mohs Hardness

3.57

2 10

1.8 Chemical Composition

CaSO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references

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Anhydrite and Hawks Eye Chemical Formula

While comparing Anhydrite and Hawks Eye 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 Hawks Eye chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Anhydrite- CaSO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references

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Anhydrite and Hawks Eye Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Anhydrite and Hawks Eye Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Anhydrite and Hawks Eye Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Anhydrite is Not Available whereas that of Hawks Eye is Not Available.