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Emerald and Anhydrite Physical Properties


Anhydrite and Emerald Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
Hard  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.67-2.78  
2.90-2.98  

Fracture
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Imperfect on the [0001]  
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.  

Mohs Hardness
7.5-8  
3.5  

Chemical Composition
Be3Al2SiO6  
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  

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Emerald and Anhydrite Chemical Formula

While comparing Emerald and Anhydrite 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 Emerald and Anhydrite chemical formula.

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Emerald and Anhydrite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Emerald and Anhydrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Emerald and Anhydrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Emerald is 2.90-2.98 whereas that of Anhydrite is 2.90-2.98.

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