Creedite and Amazonite Physical Properties
Tenacity
Brittle
  
Not Available
  
Solubility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Durability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Gravity
2.70
  
2.55-2.57
  
Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Uneven, Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
Cleavage
Perfect on {100}
  
2,1 basal ; 2,1 prismatic ; 3,1 pinacoidal
  
Mohs Hardness
4.5
  
6-6.5
  
Chemical Composition
Ca 3Al 2(SO 4)(F,OH) 10Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
KAlSi3O8
  
Creedite and Amazonite Chemical Formula
While comparing Creedite and Amazonite 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 Creedite and Amazonite chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Creedite- Ca 3Al 2(SO 4)(F,OH) 10Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
- Chemical formula of Amazonite- KAlSi3O8
Creedite and Amazonite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Creedite and Amazonite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Creedite and Amazonite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Creedite is 2.55-2.57 whereas that of Amazonite is 2.55-2.57.