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Peridot and Anhydrite Physical Properties


Anhydrite and Peridot Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available   
Brittle   

Solubility
Not Available   
Not Available   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
1.54-1.55   
2.90-2.98   

Fracture
Conchoidal   
Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal   

Cleavage
Poor   
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.   

Mohs Hardness
6.5-7   
3.5   

Chemical Composition
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4   
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references   

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Peridot and Anhydrite Chemical Formula

While comparing Peridot and Anhydrite 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 Peridot and Anhydrite chemical formula.

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Peridot and Anhydrite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Peridot and Anhydrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Peridot and Anhydrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Peridot is 2.90-2.98 whereas that of Anhydrite is 2.90-2.98.

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