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Zektzerite and Benitoite Physical Properties


Benitoite and Zektzerite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
-  

Solubility
-  
Insoluble: HCl  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.79  
3.61-3.68  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
{100} and {010} perfect  
[10 1 1] poor  

Mohs Hardness
6  
6-6.5  

Chemical Composition
LiNa(Zr,Ti,Hf)Si 6O 15Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
BaTiSi 3O 9Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

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Zektzerite and Benitoite Chemical Formula

While comparing Zektzerite and Benitoite 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 Zektzerite and Benitoite chemical formula.

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Zektzerite and Benitoite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Zektzerite and Benitoite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Zektzerite and Benitoite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Zektzerite is 3.61-3.68 whereas that of Benitoite is 3.61-3.68.

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