Brucite and Aegirine Physical Properties

Brucite

Aegirine

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1 Physical Properties

1.1 Tenacity

Sectile

Brittle

1.2 Solubility

Not Available

1.3 Durability

Not Available

1.4 Specific Gravity

2.393.50-3.60

1 7.18

1.5 Fracture

Irregular

Uneven, Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic

1.6 Cleavage

Perfect on {0001}

Good on {110}, (110) ^ (1 1 0) ≈87°; parting on {100}

1.7 Mohs Hardness

2.56

2 10

1.8 Chemical Composition

Mg(OH) 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

(Na,Fe,Ca)Si 2O 6Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Brucite and Aegirine Chemical Formula

While comparing Brucite and Aegirine 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 Brucite and Aegirine chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Brucite- Mg(OH) 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Chemical formula of Aegirine- (Na,Fe,Ca)Si 2O 6Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

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Brucite and Aegirine Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Brucite and Aegirine Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Brucite and Aegirine Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Brucite is 3.50-3.60 whereas that of Aegirine is 3.50-3.60.