Tourmaline Bi Color and Neptunite Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Brittle
  
Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
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3.19-3.23
  
Fracture
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Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Brittle
  
Cleavage
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{110} good
  
Mohs Hardness
7-7.5
  
5-6
  
Chemical Composition
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KNa 2Li(Fe2+ ,Mn2+ ) 2Ti 2Si 8O 24Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
Tourmaline Bi Color and Neptunite Chemical Formula
While comparing Tourmaline Bi Color and Neptunite 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 Neptunite chemical formula.
>- Chemical formula of Neptunite- KNa 2Li(Fe2+ ,Mn2+ ) 2Ti 2Si 8O 24Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Tourmaline Bi Color and Neptunite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Tourmaline Bi Color and Neptunite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Tourmaline Bi Color and Neptunite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Tourmaline Bi Color is 3.19-3.23 whereas that of Neptunite is 3.19-3.23.