Wood Opal and Kyanite Cyprine Physical Properties

Wood Opal and Kyanite Cyprine Chemical Formula

While comparing Wood Opal and Kyanite Cyprine 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 Wood Opal and Kyanite Cyprine chemical formula.

• Chemical formula of Wood Opal- SiO 2 · nH 2OWalter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001)
• Chemical formula of Kyanite Cyprine- Al 2SiO 5Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009) More from other references

Wood Opal and Kyanite Cyprine Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Wood Opal and Kyanite Cyprine Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Wood Opal and Kyanite Cyprine Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Wood Opal is 3.55-3.70 whereas that of Kyanite Cyprine is 3.55-3.70.