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Hemimorphite
Hemimorphite

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Hemimorphite and Actinolite Physical Properties

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
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Solubility

Soluble
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Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

3.30-3.503.00
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
Uneven, Splintery

Cleavage

Perfect on {110}, poor on {101}, {001} rare
perfect along {110}.

Mohs Hardness

55-6
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Zn 4Si 2O 7(OH) 2H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Ca 2(Mg,Fe) 5Si 8O 22(OH) 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Hemimorphite and Actinolite Chemical Formula

While comparing Hemimorphite and Actinolite 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 Hemimorphite and Actinolite chemical formula.

  • Chemical formula of Hemimorphite- Zn 4Si 2O 7(OH) 2H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
  • Chemical formula of Actinolite- Ca 2(Mg,Fe) 5Si 8O 22(OH) 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Hemimorphite and Actinolite Specific Gravity

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