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Coral and Taaffeite Physical Properties


Taaffeite and Coral Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Solubility
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Not Available   

Durability
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Not Available   

Specific Gravity
2.60-2.70   
3.60-3.61   

Fracture
Irregular, Irregular, Gemstones of the world (2001)   
Conchoidal   

Cleavage
Not Available   
Imperfect/fair/absent   

Mohs Hardness
3-4   
8-8.5   

Chemical Composition
CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
Mg 3Al 8BeO 16Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   

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Coral and Taaffeite Chemical Formula

While comparing Coral and Taaffeite 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 Taaffeite chemical formula.

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Coral and Taaffeite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Coral and Taaffeite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Coral and Taaffeite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Coral is 3.60-3.61 whereas that of Taaffeite is 3.60-3.61.

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