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Coral and Benitoite Physical Properties


Benitoite and Coral Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Solubility
Not Available   
Insoluble: HCl   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
2.60-2.70   
3.61-3.68   

Fracture
Irregular, Irregular, Gemstones of the world (2001)   
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle   

Cleavage
Not Available   
[10 1 1] poor   

Mohs Hardness
3-4   
6-6.5   

Chemical Composition
CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
BaTiSi 3O 9Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   

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Coral and Benitoite Chemical Formula

While comparing Coral and Benitoite 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 Coral and Benitoite chemical formula.

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Coral and Benitoite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Coral and Benitoite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Coral and Benitoite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Coral is 3.61-3.68 whereas that of Benitoite is 3.61-3.68.

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