Brookite and Meionite Physical Properties

Brookite and Meionite Chemical Formula

While comparing Brookite and Meionite 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 Brookite and Meionite chemical formula.

• Chemical formula of Brookite- TiO 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
• Chemical formula of Meionite- 3CaAl 2Si 2O 8 · CaCO 3Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)

Brookite and Meionite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Brookite and Meionite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Brookite and Meionite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Brookite is 2.78 whereas that of Meionite is 2.78.