Tremolite and Anhydrite Physical Properties

Tremolite

Anhydrite

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle

Solubility

Durability

Specific Gravity

2.95-3.072.90-2.98

1 7.18

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Fracture

Conchoidal

Cleavage

Perfect on {110} at 56° and 124°; partings on {010} and {100}

Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.

Mohs Hardness

5-63.5

2 10

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Chemical Composition

Ca 2Mg 5Si 8O 22(OH) 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

CaSO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references

Tremolite and Anhydrite Chemical Formula

While comparing Tremolite and Anhydrite 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 Tremolite and Anhydrite chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Tremolite- Ca 2Mg 5Si 8O 22(OH) 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Chemical formula of Anhydrite- CaSO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references

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Tremolite and Anhydrite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Tremolite and Anhydrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Tremolite and Anhydrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Tremolite is 2.90-2.98 whereas that of Anhydrite is 2.90-2.98.