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Hemimorphite
Hemimorphite

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Hemimorphite and Californite Physical Properties

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Solubility

Durability

Specific Gravity

Fracture

Cleavage

Mohs Hardness

Chemical Composition

 
Brittle
Soluble
-
3.30-3.50
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
Perfect on {110}, poor on {101}, {001} rare
5
Zn 4Si 2O 7(OH) 2H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
 
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-
-
3.32-3.47
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None
-9999
Ca 10Mg 2Al 4(SiO 4) 5(Si 2O 7) 2(OH) 4Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Hemimorphite and Californite Chemical Formula

While comparing Hemimorphite and Californite 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 Californite chemical formula.

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Hemimorphite and Californite Specific Gravity

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