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Sarcopside and Anhydrite Physical Properties


Anhydrite and Sarcopside Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
3.79-3.94  
2.90-2.98  

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
4  
3.5  

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

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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.

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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.

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