Sunstone and Catapleiite Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
Not Available
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Specific Gravity
2.62-2.65
2.72
Fracture
Gemstones of the world (2001)
Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic
Cleavage
001
{110} Perfect, {010} Perfect
Chemical Composition
Microcline: KAlSi3O8 Oligoclase: (Na,Ca)Al1-2Si3-2O8
Na 2ZrSi 3O 9 · 2H 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Sunstone and Catapleiite Chemical Formula
While comparing Sunstone and Catapleiite 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 Catapleiite chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Sunstone- Microcline: KAlSi3O8 Oligoclase: (Na,Ca)Al1-2Si3-2O8
- Chemical formula of Catapleiite- Na 2ZrSi 3O 9 · 2H 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Sunstone and Catapleiite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Sunstone and Catapleiite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Sunstone and Catapleiite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Sunstone is 2.72 whereas that of Catapleiite is 2.72.