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Friedelite and Fluorite Physical Properties


Fluorite and Friedelite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
slightly water soluble and in hot hydrochloric acid  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
3.06-3.19  
3.00-3.25  

Fracture
Uneven  
Subconchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann  

Cleavage
{010} Perfect  
Octahedral, perfect on {111}, parting on {011}  

Mohs Hardness
4-5  
4  

Chemical Composition
Mn 8Si 6O 15(OH,Cl) 10Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
CaF2  

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Friedelite and Fluorite Chemical Formula

While comparing Friedelite and Fluorite 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 Fluorite chemical formula.

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Friedelite and Fluorite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Friedelite and Fluorite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Friedelite and Fluorite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Friedelite is 3.00-3.25 whereas that of Fluorite is 3.00-3.25.

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