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Anhydrite and Variscite Physical Properties


Variscite and Anhydrite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
-  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.90-2.98  
2.42-2.58  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Conchoidal, Splintery, ConchoidalWalter Schumann  

Cleavage
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.  
[010] perfect  

Mohs Hardness
3.5  
4-5  

Chemical Composition
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  
AlPO4 · 2(H2O)  

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Anhydrite and Variscite Chemical Formula

While comparing Anhydrite and Variscite 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 Variscite chemical formula.

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Anhydrite and Variscite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Anhydrite and Variscite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Anhydrite and Variscite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Anhydrite is 2.42-2.58 whereas that of Variscite is 2.42-2.58.

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