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Sard and Petalite Physical Properties

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Solubility

Durability

Specific Gravity

Fracture

Cleavage

Mohs Hardness

Chemical Composition

 
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-
-
2.58-2.63
Conchoidal
None
6.5-7
SiO 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
 
Brittle
insoluble
-
2.40
Subconchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
Perfect on {001}, poor on {201} with 38.5° angle between the two
6-6.5
LiAlSi 4O 10Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Sard and Petalite Chemical Formula

While comparing Sard and Petalite 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 Sard and Petalite chemical formula.

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Sard and Petalite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Sard and Petalite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Sard Vs Petalite during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Sard is whereas that of Petalite is .