Chrysotile and Cinnabar Physical Properties

Chrysotile

Cinnabar

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Slightly sectile

Solubility

insoluble in water

1.04 x 10⁻²⁵ g per 100 ml water (Ksp at 25°C = 2 x 10⁻³²)

Durability

Specific Gravity

2.51-2.632

1 7.18

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Fracture

Fibrous

Uneven

Cleavage

Perfect basal

Prismatic {10 1 0}, perfect

Mohs Hardness

2.5-4.52-2.5

2 10

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Chemical Composition

Mg 3(Si 2O 5)(OH) 4Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)

HgSMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Chrysotile and Cinnabar Chemical Formula

While comparing Chrysotile and Cinnabar 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 Chrysotile and Cinnabar chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Chrysotile- Mg 3(Si 2O 5)(OH) 4Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)
Chemical formula of Cinnabar- HgSMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

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Chrysotile and Cinnabar Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Chrysotile and Cinnabar Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Chrysotile and Cinnabar Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Chrysotile is 2 whereas that of Cinnabar is 2.