Tourmaline Bi Color and Austinite Physical Properties

Tourmaline Bi Color

Austinite

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1 Physical Properties

1.1 Tenacity

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Brittle

1.2 Solubility

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Easily soluble in cold dilute HCl

1.3 Durability

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1.4 Specific Gravity

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1 7.18

1.5 Fracture

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Brittle, Uneven, Brittle, Uneven

1.6 Cleavage

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Good in two directions parallel to the prism faces {110}

1.7 Mohs Hardness

7-7.54-4.5

2 10

1.8 Chemical Composition

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CaZn(AsO4)(OH)

Tourmaline Bi Color and Austinite Chemical Formula

While comparing Tourmaline Bi Color and Austinite 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 Bi Color and Austinite chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Austinite- CaZn(AsO4)(OH)

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Tourmaline Bi Color and Austinite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Tourmaline Bi Color and Austinite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Tourmaline Bi Color and Austinite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Tourmaline Bi Color is 4.12 whereas that of Austinite is 4.12.