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Friedelite and Hemimorphite Physical Properties


Hemimorphite and Friedelite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
Soluble  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
3.06-3.19  
3.30-3.50  

Fracture
Uneven  
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
{010} Perfect  
Perfect on {110}, poor on {101}, {001} rare  

Mohs Hardness
4-5  
5  

Chemical Composition
Mn 8Si 6O 15(OH,Cl) 10Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
Zn 4Si 2O 7(OH) 2H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

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Friedelite and Hemimorphite Chemical Formula

While comparing Friedelite and Hemimorphite 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 Hemimorphite chemical formula.

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Friedelite and Hemimorphite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Friedelite and Hemimorphite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Friedelite and Hemimorphite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Friedelite is 3.30-3.50 whereas that of Hemimorphite is 3.30-3.50.

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