Seraphinite and Baryte Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Brittle
  
Solubility
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Soluble
  
Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.60-3.02
  
4.3-5
  
Fracture
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Irregular/uneven
  
Cleavage
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Perfect cleavage parallel to base and prism faces: {001} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect
  
Mohs Hardness
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3-3.5
  
Chemical Composition
(Mg,Fe2+ ) 5Al(Si 3Al)O 10(OH) 8Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
  
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Seraphinite and Baryte Chemical Formula
While comparing Seraphinite and Baryte 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 Seraphinite and Baryte chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Seraphinite- (Mg,Fe2+ ) 5Al(Si 3Al)O 10(OH) 8Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
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Seraphinite and Baryte Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Seraphinite and Baryte Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Seraphinite and Baryte Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Seraphinite is 4.3-5 whereas that of Baryte is 4.3-5.