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Orbicular jasper
Orbicular jasper

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Orbicular jasper and Baryte Physical Properties

Physical Properties

Tenacity

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Brittle

Solubility

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Soluble

Durability

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-

Specific Gravity

-99994.3-5
1 7.18
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Fracture

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Irregular/uneven

Cleavage

None
Perfect cleavage parallel to base and prism faces: {001} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect

Mohs Hardness

-99993-3.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

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BaSO4

Orbicular jasper and Baryte Chemical Formula

While comparing Orbicular jasper and Baryte 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 Orbicular jasper and Baryte chemical formula.

  • Chemical formula of Orbicular jasper- -
  • Chemical formula of Baryte- BaSO4

Orbicular jasper and Baryte Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Orbicular jasper and Baryte Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Orbicular jasper and Baryte Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Orbicular jasper is 4.3-5 whereas that of Baryte is 4.3-5.