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Hemimorphite and Copper Physical Properties


Copper and Hemimorphite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
-  

Solubility
Soluble  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
3.30-3.50  
-9999  

Fracture
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal  
Hackly  

Cleavage
Perfect on {110}, poor on {101}, {001} rare  
None  

Mohs Hardness
5  
2.5  

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

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Hemimorphite and Copper Chemical Formula

While comparing Hemimorphite and Copper 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 Copper chemical formula.

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Hemimorphite and Copper Specific Gravity

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

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