Sanidine and Axinite Physical Properties

Sanidine

Axinite

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Solubility

Durability

Specific Gravity

2.54-2.613.26-3.36

1 7.18

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Fracture

Uneven

Conchoidal

Cleavage

{001} Perfect, {010} Good

Good on {100}

Mohs Hardness

66.5-7

2 10

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Chemical Composition

KAlSi 3O 8Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

(Ca,Fe,Mn,Mg) 3Al 2BSi 4O 15(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references

Sanidine and Axinite Chemical Formula

While comparing Sanidine and Axinite 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 Sanidine and Axinite chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Sanidine- KAlSi 3O 8Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Chemical formula of Axinite- (Ca,Fe,Mn,Mg) 3Al 2BSi 4O 15(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references

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Sanidine and Axinite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Sanidine and Axinite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Sanidine and Axinite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Sanidine is 3.26-3.36 whereas that of Axinite is 3.26-3.36.