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Nepheline and Sarcopside Physical Properties

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.55-2.653.79-3.94
1 7.18
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Fracture

Subconchoidal, Conchoidal
Lamellar, Splintery

Cleavage

[1010] Poor
{100} Good, {001} Good, {010} Poor

Mohs Hardness

5-64
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Na 3(Na,K)Al 4Si 4O 16Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
FeAs

Nepheline and Sarcopside Chemical Formula

While comparing Nepheline and Sarcopside 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 Nepheline and Sarcopside chemical formula.

  • Chemical formula of Nepheline- Na 3(Na,K)Al 4Si 4O 16Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
  • Chemical formula of Sarcopside- FeAs

Nepheline and Sarcopside Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Nepheline and Sarcopside Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Nepheline and Sarcopside Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Nepheline is 3.79-3.94 whereas that of Sarcopside is 3.79-3.94.