Nacre and Calcite Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Brittle
  
Solubility
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Soluble
  
Durability
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Specific Gravity
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2.67-2.73
  
Fracture
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Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal
  
Cleavage
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Perfect on [10 1 1] three directions with angle of 74° 55
  
Mohs Hardness
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3
  
Chemical Composition
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CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
Nacre and Calcite Chemical Formula
While comparing Nacre and Calcite 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 Nacre and Calcite chemical formula.
>- Chemical formula of Calcite- CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Nacre and Calcite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Nacre and Calcite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Nacre and Calcite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Nacre is 2.67-2.73 whereas that of Calcite is 2.67-2.73.