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Weloganite and Anhydrite Physical Properties


Anhydrite and Weloganite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
3.20-3.22  
2.90-2.98  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Perfect on pseudo {0001}  
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.  

Mohs Hardness
3  
3.5  

Chemical Composition
Na2SrZrSi6O17(OH)3·3H2O  
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  

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Weloganite and Anhydrite Chemical Formula

While comparing Weloganite 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 Weloganite and Anhydrite chemical formula.

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Weloganite and Anhydrite Specific Gravity

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

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