Sapphirine and Ivory Physical Properties

Sapphirine and Ivory Chemical Formula

While comparing Sapphirine and Ivory 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 Ivory chemical formula.

• Chemical formula of Sapphirine- (Al,Mg) 8(Al,Si) 6O 20Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
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Sapphirine and Ivory Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Sapphirine and Ivory Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Sapphirine and Ivory Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Sapphirine is 1.70-2.00 whereas that of Ivory is 1.70-2.00.