Tourmaline Bi Color and Siderite Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Brittle
  
Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
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3.83-3.89
  
Fracture
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Uneven, Conchoidal, UnevenArthur Thomas, Brittle
  
Cleavage
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Perfect on {01 1 1}
  
Mohs Hardness
7-7.5
  
3.5-4.5
  
Chemical Composition
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Fe2+ CO 3Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
  
Tourmaline Bi Color and Siderite Chemical Formula
While comparing Tourmaline Bi Color and Siderite 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 Siderite chemical formula.
>- Chemical formula of Siderite- Fe2+ CO 3Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Tourmaline Bi Color and Siderite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Tourmaline Bi Color and Siderite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Tourmaline Bi Color and Siderite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Tourmaline Bi Color is 3.83-3.89 whereas that of Siderite is 3.83-3.89.