Herderite and Anhydrite Physical Properties

Herderite

Anhydrite

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle

Solubility

Durability

Specific Gravity

2.90-3.022.90-2.98

1 7.18

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Fracture

Subconchoidal, Conchoidal

Conchoidal

Cleavage

Indistinct on {110}

Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.

Mohs Hardness

5-5.53.5

2 10

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Chemical Composition

CaBePO 4(F,OH)Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

CaSO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references

Herderite and Anhydrite Chemical Formula

While comparing Herderite and Anhydrite 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 Herderite and Anhydrite chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Herderite- CaBePO 4(F,OH)Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Chemical formula of Anhydrite- CaSO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references

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Herderite and Anhydrite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Herderite and Anhydrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Herderite and Anhydrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Herderite is 2.90-2.98 whereas that of Anhydrite is 2.90-2.98.