Kainite and Coral Physical Properties
Tenacity
Brittle
  
Not Available
  
Solubility
Soluble
  
Not Available
  
Durability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Gravity
2.15
  
2.60-2.70
  
Fracture
Splintery, Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Irregular, Irregular, Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
Cleavage
{001}, perfect
  
Not Available
  
Mohs Hardness
2.5-3
  
3-4
  
Chemical Composition
Not Available
  
CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
Kainite and Coral Chemical Formula
While comparing Kainite and Coral 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 Kainite and Coral chemical formula.
>- Chemical formula of Coral- CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Kainite and Coral Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Kainite and Coral Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Kainite and Coral Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Kainite is 2.60-2.70 whereas that of Coral is 2.60-2.70.