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Lizardite and Anhydrite Physical Properties


Anhydrite and Lizardite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.55  
2.90-2.98  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
{001} Perfect  
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.  

Mohs Hardness
-9999  
3.5  

Chemical Composition
Mg 3Si 2O 5(OH) 4Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)  
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  

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Lizardite and Anhydrite Chemical Formula

While comparing Lizardite 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 Lizardite and Anhydrite chemical formula.

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Lizardite and Anhydrite Specific Gravity

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

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