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Diamond and Benitoite Physical Properties

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Solubility

Durability

Specific Gravity

Fracture

Cleavage

Mohs Hardness

Chemical Composition

 
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Soluble
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3.50-3.53
Conchoidal
111 (perfect in four directions)
10
C
 
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Insoluble: HCl
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3.61-3.68
Conchoidal
[10 1 1] poor
6-6.5
BaTiSi 3O 9Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Diamond and Benitoite Chemical Formula

While comparing Diamond and Benitoite 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 Diamond and Benitoite chemical formula.

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Diamond and Benitoite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Diamond and Benitoite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Diamond Vs Benitoite during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Diamond is whereas that of Benitoite is .