1 Physical Properties
1.1 Tenacity
1.2 Solubility
insoluble
slightly water soluble and in hot hydrochloric acid
1.3 Durability
Not Available
Not Available
1.4 Specific Gravity
3.90-4.053.00-3.25
1
7.18
1.5 Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Gems, Difficult, Fibrous
Subconchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
1.6 Cleavage
None – parting in 3 directions
Octahedral, perfect on {111}, parting on {011}
1.7 Mohs Hardness
1.8 Chemical Composition
Al 2O 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)
CaF2