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Prasiolite and Clinohedrite Physical Properties


Clinohedrite and Prasiolite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
Not Available   

Solubility
Not Available   
Not Available   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
2.65   
3.28-3.335   

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

Cleavage
3,1   
{010} Perfect   

Mohs Hardness
7   
5.5   

Chemical Composition
SiO 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
CaZnSiO 4 · H 2OAnthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   

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Prasiolite and Clinohedrite Chemical Formula

While comparing Prasiolite and Clinohedrite 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 Clinohedrite chemical formula.

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Prasiolite and Clinohedrite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Prasiolite and Clinohedrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Prasiolite and Clinohedrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Prasiolite is 3.28-3.335 whereas that of Clinohedrite is 3.28-3.335.

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