Coral and Carnelian Physical Properties
Tenacity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Solubility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Durability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Gravity
2.60-2.70
  
2.58-2.64
  
Fracture
Irregular, Irregular, Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
Uneven, Splintery, Conchoidal, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
Cleavage
Not Available
  
Absent
  
Mohs Hardness
3-4
  
6.5-7
  
Chemical Composition
CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
SiO2
  
Coral and Carnelian Chemical Formula
While comparing Coral and Carnelian 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 Carnelian chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Coral- CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
- Chemical formula of Carnelian- SiO2
Coral and Carnelian Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Coral and Carnelian Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Coral and Carnelian Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Coral is 2.58-2.64 whereas that of Carnelian is 2.58-2.64.
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