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Eosphorite and Gaspeite Physical Properties

1 Physical Properties
1.1 Tenacity
Not Available
Not Available
1.2 Solubility
Not Available
HCl soluble
1.3 Durability
Not Available
Not Available
1.4 Specific Gravity
3.05-3.08
3.71
1.5 Fracture
Subconchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal, Uneven
Uneven
1.6 Cleavage
Poor on {100}
{10 1 1} Good
1.7 Mohs Hardness
5
4.5-5
1.8 Chemical Composition
Mn2+ Al(PO 4)(OH) 2H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
(Ni,Mg,Fe++)CO3

Eosphorite and Gaspeite Chemical Formula

While comparing Eosphorite and Gaspeite 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 Eosphorite and Gaspeite chemical formula.

  • Chemical formula of Eosphorite- Mn2+ Al(PO 4)(OH) 2H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  • Chemical formula of Gaspeite- (Ni,Mg,Fe++)CO3

Eosphorite and Gaspeite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Eosphorite and Gaspeite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Eosphorite and Gaspeite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Eosphorite is 3.71 whereas that of Gaspeite is 3.71.