1 Physical Properties
1.1 Tenacity
1.2 Solubility
Soluble
Partially soluble in water
1.3 Durability
Not Available
Not Available
1.4 Specific Gravity
1.5 Fracture
Irregular/uneven, UnevenAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Brittle, Uneven
Not Available
1.6 Cleavage
Perfect on {110} and {1 1 0}
Perfect on {10 1 0}
1.7 Mohs Hardness
1.8 Chemical Composition
CaAl 2Si 3O 10 · 3H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.
Ca 6Al 2(SO 4) 3(OH) 12 26H 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)