Friedelite and Tourmaline Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.06-3.19
2.85-3.35
Fracture
UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) Tough, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) Tough, Brittle, Uneven
Uneven, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)
Cleavage
{010} Perfect
Indistinct
Chemical Composition
Mn 8Si 6O 15(OH,Cl) 10Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Tourmaline is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas. See The chemical formula of Tourmaline for details.
Friedelite and Tourmaline Chemical Formula
While comparing Friedelite and Tourmaline 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 Tourmaline chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Friedelite- Mn 8Si 6O 15(OH,Cl) 10Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
- Chemical formula of Tourmaline- Tourmaline is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas. See The chemical formula of Tourmaline for details.
Friedelite and Tourmaline Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Friedelite and Tourmaline Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Friedelite and Tourmaline Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Friedelite is 2.85-3.35 whereas that of Tourmaline is 2.85-3.35.