Home
Gemstones


Fancy Diamond and Anhydrite Physical Properties


Anhydrite and Fancy Diamond Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
-9999  
2.90-2.98  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
None  
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.  

Mohs Hardness
10  
3.5  

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

Optical Properties >>
<< Astrology

Fancy Diamond and Anhydrite Chemical Formula

While comparing Fancy Diamond 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 Fancy Diamond and Anhydrite chemical formula.

Compare Blue Gemstones

Fancy Diamond and Anhydrite Specific Gravity

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

Blue Gemstones

Blue Gemstones


Compare Blue Gemstones