Kornerupine and Prasiolite Physical Properties

Kornerupine and Prasiolite Chemical Formula

While comparing Kornerupine and Prasiolite 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 Kornerupine and Prasiolite chemical formula.

• Chemical formula of Kornerupine- Mg 3Al 6(Si,Al,B) 5O 21(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
• Chemical formula of Prasiolite- SiO 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Kornerupine and Prasiolite Specific Gravity

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