Sapphirine and Glass Physical Properties

Sapphirine

Glass

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1 Physical Properties

1.1 Tenacity

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1.2 Solubility

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1.3 Durability

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1.4 Specific Gravity

3.40-3.582.39-4.00

1 7.18

1.5 Fracture

ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Uneven

ConchoidalGemdat.org, Management Team (2012), ConchoidalGemdat.org, Management Team (2012)

1.6 Cleavage

{010} Perfect

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1.7 Mohs Hardness

7.54-6

2 10

1.8 Chemical Composition

(Al,Mg) 8(Al,Si) 6O 20Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

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Sapphirine and Glass Chemical Formula

While comparing Sapphirine and Glass 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 Sapphirine and Glass chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Sapphirine- (Al,Mg) 8(Al,Si) 6O 20Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

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Sapphirine and Glass Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Sapphirine and Glass Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Sapphirine and Glass Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Sapphirine is 2.39-4.00 whereas that of Glass is 2.39-4.00.