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Friedelite and Baryte Physical Properties


Baryte and Friedelite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
Soluble  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
3.06-3.19  
4.3-5  

Fracture
Uneven  
Irregular/uneven  

Cleavage
{010} Perfect  
Perfect cleavage parallel to base and prism faces: {001} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect  

Mohs Hardness
4-5  
3-3.5  

Chemical Composition
Mn 8Si 6O 15(OH,Cl) 10Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
BaSO4  

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Friedelite and Baryte Chemical Formula

While comparing Friedelite and Baryte 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 Friedelite and Baryte chemical formula.

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Friedelite and Baryte Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Friedelite and Baryte Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Friedelite and Baryte Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Friedelite is 4.3-5 whereas that of Baryte is 4.3-5.

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