Cinnabar and Baryte Physical Properties

Cinnabar

Baryte

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Slightly sectile

Brittle

Solubility

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

Soluble

Durability

Specific Gravity

24.3-5

1 7.18

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Fracture

Uneven

Irregular/uneven

Cleavage

Prismatic {10 1 0}, perfect

Perfect cleavage parallel to base and prism faces: {001} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect

Mohs Hardness

2-2.53-3.5

2 10

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Chemical Composition

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

BaSO4

Cinnabar and Baryte Chemical Formula

While comparing Cinnabar and Baryte 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 Cinnabar and Baryte chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Cinnabar- HgSMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Chemical formula of Baryte- BaSO4

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Cinnabar and Baryte Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Cinnabar and Baryte Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Cinnabar and Baryte Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Cinnabar is 4.3-5 whereas that of Baryte is 4.3-5.