Coral and Bustamite Physical Properties

Coral and Bustamite Chemical Formula

While comparing Coral and Bustamite 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 Bustamite chemical formula.

• Chemical formula of Coral- CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
• Chemical formula of Bustamite- (Ca,Mn2+ )Si 3O 9Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Coral and Bustamite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Coral and Bustamite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Coral and Bustamite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Coral is 3.32-3.43 whereas that of Bustamite is 3.32-3.43.