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Sunstone and Dioptase Physical Properties


Dioptase and Sunstone Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
Soluble  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.62-2.65  
3.25-3.35  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann  

Cleavage
001  
Perfect in three directions  

Mohs Hardness
6  
5  

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

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Sunstone and Dioptase Chemical Formula

While comparing Sunstone and Dioptase 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 Dioptase chemical formula.

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Sunstone and Dioptase Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Sunstone and Dioptase Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Sunstone and Dioptase Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Sunstone is 3.25-3.35 whereas that of Dioptase is 3.25-3.35.

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