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Sunstone and Anhydrite Physical Properties


Anhydrite and Sunstone Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.62-2.65  
2.90-2.98  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
001  
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.  

Mohs Hardness
6  
3.5  

Chemical Composition
Microcline: KAlSi3O8 Oligoclase: (Na,Ca)Al1-2Si3-2O8  
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  

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Sunstone and Anhydrite Chemical Formula

While comparing Sunstone 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 Sunstone and Anhydrite chemical formula.

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Sunstone and Anhydrite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Sunstone and Anhydrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Sunstone and Anhydrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Sunstone is 2.90-2.98 whereas that of Anhydrite is 2.90-2.98.

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