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Sarcopside and Anhydrite Physical Properties

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
Brittle

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

3.79-3.942.90-2.98
1 7.18
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Fracture

Lamellar, Splintery
Conchoidal

Cleavage

{100} Good, {001} Good, {010} Poor
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.

Mohs Hardness

43.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

FeAs
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references

Sarcopside and Anhydrite Chemical Formula

While comparing Sarcopside and Anhydrite 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 Sarcopside and Anhydrite chemical formula.

  • Chemical formula of Sarcopside- FeAs
  • Chemical formula of Anhydrite- CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references

Sarcopside and Anhydrite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Sarcopside and Anhydrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Sarcopside and Anhydrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Sarcopside is 2.90-2.98 whereas that of Anhydrite is 2.90-2.98.