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Parisite and Magnesite Physical Properties


Magnesite and Parisite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
Effervesces in hot HCl  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
4.33-4.42  
2.92-3.12  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Perfect  
[10 1 1] perfect  

Mohs Hardness
4.5  
3.5-4.5  

Chemical Composition
Ca(Nd,Ce,La) 2(CO 3) 3F 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
MgCO 3Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

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Parisite and Magnesite Chemical Formula

While comparing Parisite and Magnesite 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 Magnesite chemical formula.

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Parisite and Magnesite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Parisite and Magnesite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Parisite and Magnesite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Parisite is 2.92-3.12 whereas that of Magnesite is 2.92-3.12.

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