Coral and Linarite Physical Properties

Coral

Linarite

Linarite and Coral Physical Properties

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Not Available

Solubility

Not Available

Durability

Not Available

Specific Gravity

2.60-2.70

5.35

Fracture

Irregular, Irregular, Gemstones of the world (2001)

Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Brittle

Cleavage

Not Available

Perfect on {100}, imperfect on {001}

Mohs Hardness

3-4

2.5

Chemical Composition

CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

PbCu(SO 4)(OH) 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

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Coral and Linarite Chemical Formula

While comparing Coral and Linarite 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 Linarite chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Coral- CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Chemical formula of Linarite- PbCu(SO 4)(OH) 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

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Coral and Linarite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Coral and Linarite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Coral and Linarite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Coral is 5.35 whereas that of Linarite is 5.35.