Melanite and Jeremejevite Physical Properties

Melanite and Jeremejevite Chemical Formula

While comparing Melanite and Jeremejevite 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 Melanite and Jeremejevite chemical formula.

• Chemical formula of Melanite- Ca 3Fe 2(SiO 4) 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)
• Chemical formula of Jeremejevite- Al 6B 5O 15(F,OH) 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Melanite and Jeremejevite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Melanite and Jeremejevite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Melanite and Jeremejevite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Melanite is 3.28-3.31 whereas that of Jeremejevite is 3.28-3.31.