Baryte and Cinnabar Physical Properties

Baryte

Cinnabar

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle

Slightly sectile

Solubility

Soluble

1.04 x 10⁻²⁵ g per 100 ml water (Ksp at 25°C = 2 x 10⁻³²)

Durability

Specific Gravity

4.3-52

1 7.18

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Fracture

Irregular/uneven

Uneven

Cleavage

Perfect cleavage parallel to base and prism faces: {001} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect

Prismatic {10 1 0}, perfect

Mohs Hardness

3-3.52-2.5

2 10

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Chemical Composition

BaSO4

HgSMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Baryte and Cinnabar Chemical Formula

While comparing Baryte and Cinnabar 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 Cinnabar chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Baryte- BaSO4
Chemical formula of Cinnabar- HgSMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

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Baryte and Cinnabar Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Baryte and Cinnabar Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Baryte and Cinnabar Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Baryte is 2 whereas that of Cinnabar is 2.