Coral and Fayalite Physical Properties

Coral and Fayalite Chemical Formula

While comparing Coral and Fayalite 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 Fayalite chemical formula.

• Chemical formula of Coral- CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
• Chemical formula of Fayalite- Fe 2SiO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

Coral and Fayalite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Coral and Fayalite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Coral and Fayalite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Coral is 4.392 whereas that of Fayalite is 4.392.