Charoite and Alabaster Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.54-2.78
2.30
Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)
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Cleavage
Good in three directions
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Chemical Composition
K(Ca,Na) 2Si 4O 10(OH,F) · H 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
CaSO 4 · 2H 2OWalter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001)
Charoite and Alabaster Chemical Formula
While comparing Charoite and Alabaster 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 Charoite and Alabaster chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Charoite- K(Ca,Na) 2Si 4O 10(OH,F) · H 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
- Chemical formula of Alabaster- CaSO 4 · 2H 2OWalter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001)
Charoite and Alabaster Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Charoite and Alabaster Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Charoite and Alabaster Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Charoite is 2.30 whereas that of Alabaster is 2.30.