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Anhydrite and Lizardite Physical Properties


Lizardite and Anhydrite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
-  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.90-2.98  
2.55  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
-  

Cleavage
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.  
{001} Perfect  

Mohs Hardness
3.5  
-9999  

Chemical Composition
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  
Mg 3Si 2O 5(OH) 4Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)  

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Anhydrite and Lizardite Chemical Formula

While comparing Anhydrite and Lizardite 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 Lizardite chemical formula.

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Anhydrite and Lizardite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Anhydrite and Lizardite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Anhydrite and Lizardite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Anhydrite is 2.55 whereas that of Lizardite is 2.55.

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