Jade and Sogdianite Physical Properties
Tenacity
Not Available
Not Available
Solubility
Not Available
Not Available
Durability
Not Available
Not Available
Specific Gravity
2.90-3.38
2.77-2.90
Fracture
Gemstones of the world (2001), Difficult, Splintery
Not Available
Cleavage
1 or 2,2 prismatic.
{0001} Perfect
Chemical Composition
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6
(K,Na) 2(Li,Fe) 3(Zr,Ti,Fe)Si 12O 30Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Jade and Sogdianite Chemical Formula
While comparing Jade and Sogdianite 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 Jade and Sogdianite chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Jade- Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6
- Chemical formula of Sogdianite- (K,Na) 2(Li,Fe) 3(Zr,Ti,Fe)Si 12O 30Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Jade and Sogdianite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Jade and Sogdianite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Jade and Sogdianite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Jade is 2.77-2.90 whereas that of Sogdianite is 2.77-2.90.