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Hemimorphite and Baryte Physical Properties


Baryte and Hemimorphite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
Brittle  

Solubility
Soluble  
Soluble  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
3.30-3.50  
4.3-5  

Fracture
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal  
Irregular/uneven  

Cleavage
Perfect on {110}, poor on {101}, {001} rare  
Perfect cleavage parallel to base and prism faces: {001} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect  

Mohs Hardness
5  
3-3.5  

Chemical Composition
Zn 4Si 2O 7(OH) 2H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  
BaSO4  

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Hemimorphite and Baryte Chemical Formula

While comparing Hemimorphite 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 Hemimorphite and Baryte chemical formula.

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Hemimorphite and Baryte Specific Gravity

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

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