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Prasiolite and Antigorite Physical Properties


Antigorite and Prasiolite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
Not Available   

Solubility
Not Available   
Not Available   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
2.65   
2.58-2.80   

Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)   
Conchoidal, Brittle, Metallic, Conchoidal, Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   

Cleavage
3,1   
{001} Good   

Mohs Hardness
7   
5-5.5   

Chemical Composition
SiO 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
(Mg,Fe2+ ) 3Si 2O 5(OH) 4Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   

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Prasiolite and Antigorite Chemical Formula

While comparing Prasiolite and Antigorite 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 Prasiolite and Antigorite chemical formula.

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Prasiolite and Antigorite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Prasiolite and Antigorite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Prasiolite and Antigorite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Prasiolite is 2.58-2.80 whereas that of Antigorite is 2.58-2.80.

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