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Anhydrite and Pyrope Spessartine 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
3.62-4.33
1.5 Fracture
Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalGemdat.org, Management Team (2012)
1.6 Cleavage
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.
Not Available
1.7 Mohs Hardness
3.5
7-7.5
1.8 Chemical Composition
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references
Mn 3Al 2(SiO 4) 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)

Anhydrite and Pyrope Spessartine Chemical Formula

While comparing Anhydrite and Pyrope Spessartine 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 Pyrope Spessartine chemical formula.

  • Chemical formula of Anhydrite- CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references
  • Chemical formula of Pyrope Spessartine- Mn 3Al 2(SiO 4) 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)

Anhydrite and Pyrope Spessartine Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Anhydrite and Pyrope Spessartine Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Anhydrite and Pyrope Spessartine Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Anhydrite is 3.62-4.33 whereas that of Pyrope Spessartine is 3.62-4.33.