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Brucite and Californite Physical Properties

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Solubility

Durability

Specific Gravity

Fracture

Cleavage

Mohs Hardness

Chemical Composition

 
Sectile
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-
2.39
Irregular
Perfect on {0001}
2.5
Mg(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
 
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3.32-3.47
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None
-9999
Ca 10Mg 2Al 4(SiO 4) 5(Si 2O 7) 2(OH) 4Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Brucite and Californite Chemical Formula

While comparing Brucite and Californite 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 Californite chemical formula.

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Brucite and Californite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Brucite and Californite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Brucite Vs Californite during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Brucite is whereas that of Californite is .