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Dinosaur Bone and Dioptase Physical Properties


Dioptase and Dinosaur Bone Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
Soluble  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
-9999  
3.25-3.35  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann  

Cleavage
None  
Perfect in three directions  

Mohs Hardness
3.5-7  
5  

Chemical Composition
CaO, SiO2  
CuSiO 2(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

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Dinosaur Bone and Dioptase Chemical Formula

While comparing Dinosaur Bone and Dioptase 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 Dioptase chemical formula.

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Dinosaur Bone and Dioptase Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Dinosaur Bone and Dioptase Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Dinosaur Bone and Dioptase Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Dinosaur Bone is 3.25-3.35 whereas that of Dioptase is 3.25-3.35.

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