Wardite and Anhydrite Physical Properties

Wardite

Anhydrite

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle

Solubility

Durability

Specific Gravity

2.812.90-2.98

1 7.18

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Fracture

Conchoidal

Cleavage

{001} Perfect

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

Mohs Hardness

4.5-53.5

2 10

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Chemical Composition

NaAl 3(PO 4) 2(OH) 4 · 2H 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

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

Wardite and Anhydrite Chemical Formula

While comparing Wardite 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 Wardite and Anhydrite chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Wardite- NaAl 3(PO 4) 2(OH) 4 · 2H 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Chemical formula of Anhydrite- CaSO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references

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Wardite and Anhydrite Specific Gravity

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