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Nephrite and Fluor buergerite Physical Properties


Fluor buergerite and Nephrite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
-  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.90-3.10  
3.31  

Fracture
Splintery, Granular  
-  

Cleavage
None  
Indiscernible  

Mohs Hardness
6-6.5  
-9999  

Chemical Composition
Ca 2(Mg,Fe) 5(OH) 2Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references  
NaFe 3+ 3 Al 6 (BO 3 ) 3 Si 6 O 18 (O,F,OH) 4 Anthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001)  

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Nephrite and Fluor buergerite Chemical Formula

While comparing Nephrite and Fluor buergerite 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 Nephrite and Fluor buergerite chemical formula.

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Nephrite and Fluor buergerite Specific Gravity

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

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