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Zektzerite and Dioptase Physical Properties


Dioptase and Zektzerite Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
Soluble  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.79  
3.25-3.35  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann  

Cleavage
{100} and {010} perfect  
Perfect in three directions  

Mohs Hardness
6  
5  

Chemical Composition
LiNa(Zr,Ti,Hf)Si 6O 15Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
CuSiO 2(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

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Zektzerite and Dioptase Chemical Formula

While comparing Zektzerite and Dioptase 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 Dioptase chemical formula.

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Zektzerite and Dioptase Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Zektzerite and Dioptase Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Zektzerite and Dioptase Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Zektzerite is 3.25-3.35 whereas that of Dioptase is 3.25-3.35.

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