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Clinothulite and Anhydrite Physical Properties


Anhydrite and Clinothulite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
-9999  
2.90-2.98  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Perfect  
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.  

Mohs Hardness
-9999  
3.5  

Chemical Composition
Ca2(Mg,Fe)3Al2(SiO4)4(OH)4  
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  

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Clinothulite and Anhydrite Chemical Formula

While comparing Clinothulite 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 Clinothulite and Anhydrite chemical formula.

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Clinothulite and Anhydrite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Clinothulite and Anhydrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Clinothulite and Anhydrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Clinothulite is 2.90-2.98 whereas that of Anhydrite is 2.90-2.98.

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