Catapleiite and Anhydrite Physical Properties
Tenacity
Not Available
Brittle
Solubility
Not Available
Not Available
Durability
Not Available
Not Available
Specific Gravity
2.72
2.90-2.98
Fracture
Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic
Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal
Cleavage
{110} Perfect, {010} Perfect
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.
Chemical Composition
Na 2ZrSi 3O 9 · 2H 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
CaSO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references
Catapleiite and Anhydrite Chemical Formula
While comparing Catapleiite 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 Catapleiite and Anhydrite chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Catapleiite- Na 2ZrSi 3O 9 · 2H 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
- Chemical formula of Anhydrite- CaSO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references
Catapleiite and Anhydrite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Catapleiite and Anhydrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Catapleiite and Anhydrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Catapleiite is 2.90-2.98 whereas that of Anhydrite is 2.90-2.98.