Tourmaline and Clinohedrite Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.85-3.35
3.28-3.335
Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)
Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic
Cleavage
Indistinct
{010} Perfect
Chemical Composition
Tourmaline is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas. See The chemical formula of Tourmaline for details.
CaZnSiO 4 · H 2OAnthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
Tourmaline and Clinohedrite Chemical Formula
While comparing Tourmaline and Clinohedrite 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 Tourmaline and Clinohedrite chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Tourmaline- Tourmaline is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas. See The chemical formula of Tourmaline for details.
- Chemical formula of Clinohedrite- CaZnSiO 4 · H 2OAnthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
Tourmaline and Clinohedrite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Tourmaline and Clinohedrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Tourmaline and Clinohedrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Tourmaline is 3.28-3.335 whereas that of Clinohedrite is 3.28-3.335.