Baryte and Anhydrite Physical Properties
Solubility
Soluble
Not Available
Durability
Not Available
Not Available
Specific Gravity
4.3-5
2.90-2.98
Fracture
Irregular/uneven
Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal
Cleavage
Perfect cleavage parallel to base and prism faces: {001} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.
Chemical Composition
Not Available
CaSO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references
Baryte and Anhydrite Chemical Formula
While comparing Baryte and Anhydrite 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 Baryte and Anhydrite chemical formula.
>- Chemical formula of Anhydrite- CaSO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references
Baryte and Anhydrite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Baryte and Anhydrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Baryte and Anhydrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Baryte is 2.90-2.98 whereas that of Anhydrite is 2.90-2.98.