Sunstone and Taaffeite Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.62-2.65
3.60-3.61
Fracture
Gemstones of the world (2001)
Conchoidal
Cleavage
001
Imperfect/fair/absent
Chemical Composition
Microcline: KAlSi3O8 Oligoclase: (Na,Ca)Al1-2Si3-2O8
Mg 3Al 8BeO 16Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
Sunstone and Taaffeite Chemical Formula
While comparing Sunstone 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 Sunstone and Taaffeite chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Sunstone- Microcline: KAlSi3O8 Oligoclase: (Na,Ca)Al1-2Si3-2O8
- Chemical formula of Taaffeite- Mg 3Al 8BeO 16Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
Sunstone and Taaffeite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Sunstone and Taaffeite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Sunstone and Taaffeite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Sunstone is 3.60-3.61 whereas that of Taaffeite is 3.60-3.61.