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Eosphorite and Spodumene Physical Properties

1 Physical Properties
1.1 Tenacity
Not Available
Brittle
1.2 Solubility
Not Available
insoluble
1.3 Durability
Not Available
Not Available
1.4 Specific Gravity
3.05-3.08
3.15-3.21
1.5 Fracture
Subconchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal, Uneven
Uneven, Subconchoidal, Gemstones (2009)
1.6 Cleavage
Poor on {100}
Perfect prismatic, two directions {110} ∧ {1 1 0} at 87°
1.7 Mohs Hardness
5
6-7
1.8 Chemical Composition
Mn2+ Al(PO 4)(OH) 2H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
LiAlSi2O6

Eosphorite and Spodumene Chemical Formula

While comparing Eosphorite and Spodumene 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 Spodumene chemical formula.

  • Chemical formula of Eosphorite- Mn2+ Al(PO 4)(OH) 2H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  • Chemical formula of Spodumene- LiAlSi2O6

Eosphorite and Spodumene Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Eosphorite and Spodumene Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Eosphorite and Spodumene Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Eosphorite is 3.15-3.21 whereas that of Spodumene is 3.15-3.21.