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Tremolite and Grossular Physical Properties

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Solubility

Durability

Specific Gravity

Fracture

Cleavage

Mohs Hardness

Chemical Composition

 
Brittle
-
-
2.95-3.07
Conchoidal
Perfect on {110} at 56° and 124°; partings on {010} and {100}
5-6
Ca 2Mg 5Si 8O 22(OH) 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
 
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-
-
3.55-3.73
Conchoidal, Uneven
none
7-7.5
Ca 3Al 2(SiO 4) 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)

Tremolite and Grossular Chemical Formula

While comparing Tremolite and Grossular 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 Grossular chemical formula.

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Tremolite and Grossular Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Tremolite and Grossular Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Tremolite Vs Grossular during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Tremolite is whereas that of Grossular is .