Chrysotile and Microlite Physical Properties

Chrysotile

Microlite

Add ⊕

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Solubility

insoluble in water

Durability

Specific Gravity

2.51-2.635.5

1 7.18

👆🏻

Fracture

Fibrous

Conchoidal

Cleavage

Perfect basal

{111} Indistinct, {111} Indistinct, {111} Indistinct

Mohs Hardness

2.5-4.55-5.5

2 10

👆🏻

Chemical Composition

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

(Ca,Na) 2Ta 2O 6(O,OH,F)Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Chrysotile and Microlite Chemical Formula

While comparing Chrysotile and Microlite 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 Microlite chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Chrysotile- Mg 3(Si 2O 5)(OH) 4Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)
Chemical formula of Microlite- (Ca,Na) 2Ta 2O 6(O,OH,F)Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Compare Green Gemstones

Chrysotile Vs Demantoid

Chrysotile Vs Dioptase

Chrysotile Vs Ekanite

Chrysotile and Microlite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Chrysotile and Microlite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Chrysotile and Microlite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Chrysotile is 5.5 whereas that of Microlite is 5.5.