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Dioptase and Violane Physical Properties


Violane and Dioptase Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
-  

Solubility
Soluble  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
3.25-3.35  
3.22-3.40  

Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Perfect in three directions  
Perfect  

Mohs Hardness
5  
5-6  

Chemical Composition
CuSiO 2(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  
(Ca,Mg,Mn)SiO 3Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)  

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Dioptase and Violane Chemical Formula

While comparing Dioptase and Violane 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 Dioptase and Violane chemical formula.

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Dioptase and Violane Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Dioptase and Violane Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Dioptase and Violane Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Dioptase is 3.22-3.40 whereas that of Violane is 3.22-3.40.

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