Creedite and Clinohedrite Physical Properties
Tenacity
Brittle
Not Available
Solubility
Not Available
Not Available
Durability
Not Available
Not Available
Specific Gravity
2.70
3.28-3.335
Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle
Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic
Cleavage
Perfect on {100}
{010} Perfect
Chemical Composition
Ca 3Al 2(SO 4)(F,OH) 10Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
CaZnSiO 4 · H 2OAnthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
Creedite and Clinohedrite Chemical Formula
While comparing Creedite and Clinohedrite 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 Clinohedrite chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Creedite- Ca 3Al 2(SO 4)(F,OH) 10Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
- Chemical formula of Clinohedrite- CaZnSiO 4 · H 2OAnthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
Creedite and Clinohedrite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Creedite and Clinohedrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Creedite and Clinohedrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Creedite is 3.28-3.335 whereas that of Clinohedrite is 3.28-3.335.