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Parisite and Baryte Physical Properties

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

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Brittle

Solubility

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Soluble

Durability

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-

Specific Gravity

4.33-4.424.3-5
1 7.18
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Fracture

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Irregular/uneven

Cleavage

Perfect
Perfect cleavage parallel to base and prism faces: {001} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect

Mohs Hardness

4.53-3.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Ca(Nd,Ce,La) 2(CO 3) 3F 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
BaSO4

Parisite and Baryte Chemical Formula

While comparing Parisite 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 Parisite and Baryte chemical formula.

  • Chemical formula of Parisite- Ca(Nd,Ce,La) 2(CO 3) 3F 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
  • Chemical formula of Baryte- BaSO4

Parisite and Baryte Specific Gravity

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