Lizardite and Erythrite Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Sectile
Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.55
3.06
Fracture
Not Available
Sectile Curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade, (e.g. graphite).
Cleavage
{001} Perfect
Perfect on {010}; poor on {100} and { 1 02}.
Mohs Hardness
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Chemical Composition
Mg 3Si 2O 5(OH) 4Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
Co3(AsO4)2•8(H2O)
Lizardite and Erythrite Chemical Formula
While comparing Lizardite and Erythrite 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 Erythrite chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Lizardite- Mg 3Si 2O 5(OH) 4Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
- Chemical formula of Erythrite- Co3(AsO4)2•8(H2O)
Lizardite and Erythrite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Lizardite and Erythrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Lizardite and Erythrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Lizardite is 3.06 whereas that of Erythrite is 3.06.