Dinosaur Bone and Baryte Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Brittle
Solubility
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Soluble
Durability
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Specific Gravity
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4.3-5
Fracture
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Irregular/uneven
Cleavage
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Perfect cleavage parallel to base and prism faces: {001} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect
Mohs Hardness
3.5-7
3-3.5
Chemical Composition
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Dinosaur Bone and Baryte Chemical Formula
While comparing Dinosaur Bone and Baryte 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 Dinosaur Bone and Baryte chemical formula.
Dinosaur Bone and Baryte Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Dinosaur Bone and Baryte Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Dinosaur Bone and Baryte Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Dinosaur Bone is 4.3-5 whereas that of Baryte is 4.3-5.