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Erythrite and Anhydrite Physical Properties


Anhydrite and Erythrite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
Sectile  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
3.06  
2.90-2.98  

Fracture
Sectile  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Perfect on {010}; poor on {100} and { 1 02}.  
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.  

Mohs Hardness
-9999  
3.5  

Chemical Composition
Co3(AsO4)2•8(H2O)  
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  

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Erythrite and Anhydrite Chemical Formula

While comparing Erythrite 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 Erythrite and Anhydrite chemical formula.

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Erythrite and Anhydrite Specific Gravity

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

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