Sulfur and Taaffeite Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Solubility
insoluble
  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
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3.60-3.61
  
Fracture
(e.g. graphite).
  
Conchoidal
  
Cleavage
{???} Imperfect, {???} Imperfect
  
Imperfect/fair/absent
  
Mohs Hardness
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8-8.5
  
Chemical Composition
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Mg 3Al 8BeO 16Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
  
Sulfur and Taaffeite Chemical Formula
While comparing Sulfur and Taaffeite 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 Sulfur and Taaffeite chemical formula.
>- Chemical formula of Taaffeite- Mg 3Al 8BeO 16Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
Sulfur and Taaffeite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Sulfur and Taaffeite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Sulfur and Taaffeite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Sulfur is 3.60-3.61 whereas that of Taaffeite is 3.60-3.61.