Coral and Forsterite Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.60-2.70
3.23-3.26
Fracture
Irregular, Irregular, Gemstones of the world (2001)
Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal, Brittle
Cleavage
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Perfect on {010} imperfect on {100}
Chemical Composition
CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Mg 2SiO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Coral and Forsterite Chemical Formula
While comparing Coral and Forsterite 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 Forsterite chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Coral- CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
- Chemical formula of Forsterite- Mg 2SiO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Coral and Forsterite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Coral and Forsterite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Coral and Forsterite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Coral is 3.23-3.26 whereas that of Forsterite is 3.23-3.26.
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