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Atacamite and Coral Physical Properties

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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
3.745-3.776
2.60-2.70
1.5 Fracture
Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Brittle
Irregular, Irregular, Gemstones of the world (2001)
1.6 Cleavage
Perfect on {010}, fair on {101}
Not Available
1.7 Mohs Hardness
3-3.5
3-4
1.8 Chemical Composition
Cu2Cl(OH)3
CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Atacamite and Coral Chemical Formula

While comparing Atacamite and Coral 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 Atacamite and Coral chemical formula.

  • Chemical formula of Atacamite- Cu2Cl(OH)3
  • Chemical formula of Coral- CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Atacamite and Coral Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Atacamite and Coral Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Atacamite and Coral Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Atacamite is 2.60-2.70 whereas that of Coral is 2.60-2.70.

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