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Hemimorphite
Hemimorphite

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Hemimorphite and Nepheline Physical Properties

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
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Solubility

Soluble
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

3.30-3.502.55-2.65
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
Subconchoidal, Conchoidal

Cleavage

Perfect on {110}, poor on {101}, {001} rare
[1010] Poor

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
Na 3(Na,K)Al 4Si 4O 16Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Hemimorphite and Nepheline Chemical Formula

While comparing Hemimorphite and Nepheline 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 Nepheline 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 Nepheline- Na 3(Na,K)Al 4Si 4O 16Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Hemimorphite and Nepheline Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Hemimorphite and Nepheline Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Hemimorphite and Nepheline Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Hemimorphite is 2.55-2.65 whereas that of Nepheline is 2.55-2.65.