Vivianite and Erythrite Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Sectile
  
Solubility
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Not Available
  
Durability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Gravity
2.64-2.70
  
3.06
  
Fracture
(e.g. graphite).
  
Sectile Curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade, (e.g. graphite).
  
Cleavage
{010} Perfect
  
Perfect on {010}; poor on {100} and { 1 02}.
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
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Chemical Composition
Fe 3(PO 4) 2 8H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
Co3(AsO4)2•8(H2O)
  
Vivianite and Erythrite Chemical Formula
While comparing Vivianite and Erythrite 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 Vivianite and Erythrite chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Vivianite- Fe 3(PO 4) 2 8H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.
- Chemical formula of Erythrite- Co3(AsO4)2•8(H2O)
Vivianite and Erythrite Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Vivianite and Erythrite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Vivianite and Erythrite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Vivianite is 3.06 whereas that of Erythrite is 3.06.