Coral and Gaylussite Physical Properties
Tenacity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Solubility
Not Available
  
decomposes in water
  
Durability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Gravity
2.60-2.70
  
1.93-1.99
  
Fracture
Irregular, Irregular, Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Cleavage
Not Available
  
perfect [110]
  
Mohs Hardness
3-4
  
2.5
  
Chemical Composition
CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
Na2Ca(CO3)2•5(H2O)
  
Coral and Gaylussite Chemical Formula
While comparing Coral and Gaylussite 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 Gaylussite chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Coral- CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
- Chemical formula of Gaylussite- Na2Ca(CO3)2•5(H2O)
Coral and Gaylussite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Coral and Gaylussite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Coral and Gaylussite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Coral is 1.93-1.99 whereas that of Gaylussite is 1.93-1.99.
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