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Barite and Hemimorphite Physical Properties


Hemimorphite and Barite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
Soluble  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
4.48  
3.30-3.50  

Fracture
Uneven  
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
{010} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect  
Perfect on {110}, poor on {101}, {001} rare  

Mohs Hardness
3-3.5  
5  

Chemical Composition
BaSO4  
Zn 4Si 2O 7(OH) 2H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

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Barite and Hemimorphite Chemical Formula

While comparing Barite and Hemimorphite 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 Barite and Hemimorphite chemical formula.

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Barite and Hemimorphite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Barite and Hemimorphite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Barite and Hemimorphite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Barite is 3.30-3.50 whereas that of Hemimorphite is 3.30-3.50.

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