The specific Gravity is the weight of a precious stone in comparison to the weight of water
Hardness: The Mohs scale for Hardness comes from 1 for Talc to 10 for Diamond
Index of Refraction of light or Brightness, Shining
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Specific Gravity, Density, Hardness, Mohs, Weight + Refraction of natural Precious Stones - Minerals such as The four precious stones: Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald - The other minerals: Agate, Alexandrite, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Cat's Eye, Citrine, Garnet, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Moissanite, Moonstone, Onyx, Opal, Peridot, Quartz, Rhodolite, Rubellite, Spinel, Sunstone, Topaz, Tourmaline, Turquoise, Zircon
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Specific Gravity, Density, Hardness, Weight + Refraction of Precious stones, Minerals
Specific Gravity, Density, Hardness, Weight + Refraction of natural Precious Stones - Minerals such as
The four precious stones: Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald - The other minerals: Agate, Alexandrite, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Cat's Eye, Citrine, Garnet, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Moissanite, Moonstone, Onyx, Opal, Peridot, Quartz, Rhodolite, Rubellite, Spinel, Sunstone, Topaz, Tourmaline, Turquoise, Zircon
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Specific Gravity, Density
of Precious Stones
(Water = 1 gr/cm³)
gr/cm³
3.51
3.96 - 4.05
4.0 to 4.10
2.72 to 2.76
Specific Gravity, Density
2.65
3.68 to 3.78
2.65
2.63 to 2.91
3.68 - 3.78
2.65
3.50 - 4.30
2.90 - 3.10
2.70 - 2.90
3.21
2.55 - 2.76
2.65
1.98 - 2.25
3.22 - 3.45
2.65
3.50 - 4.30
3.03 - 3.25
3.58 - 4.06
2.55 - 2.76
3.50 - 3.60
3.03 - 3.25
2.60 - 2.80
4.60 - 4.70
Hardness on scale
of
Mohs
10
9
9
7.5 - 8
Hardness on scale of Mohs
7
8.5
7
7.5 - 8
8.5
7
6.5 - 7.5
6
5.0 - 5.5
9,5
6.0 - 6.5
7
5.5 - 6.5
7
7
6.5 - 7.5
7.0 - 7.5
8.0
6.0 - 6.5
8
7.0 - 7.5
5 - 6
7.5
Listed Precious Stones
by
name
Diamond
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald
Principal other Minerals:
Agate
Alexandrite
Amethyst
Aquamarine
Cat's Eye
Citrine
Garnet
Jade
Lapis Lazuli
Moissanite
Moonstone
Onyx
Opal
Peridot
Quartz
Rhodolite
Rubellite
Spinel
Sunstone
Topaz
Tourmaline
Turquoise
Zircon
Index
of
Refraction
of light
2.41 - 2.41
1.76 - 1.77
1.75 - 1.77
1.56 - 1.60
Index of
Refraction light
1.53 - 1.55
1.74 - 1.75
1.53 - 1.55
1.56 -1.59
1.74 - 1.75
1.53 - 1.55
1.73 - 1.76
1.64 - 1.66
1.50 - 1.55
2.65 - 2.69
1.51 - 1.52
1.53 - 1.53
1.44 - 1.46
1.63 - 1.69
1.54 - 1.55
1.74 - 1.77
1.61 - 1.64
1.71 - 1.71
1.56 - 1.57
1.60 - 1.62
1.60 - 1.65
1.61 - 1.65
1.77 - 1.98
Family
Diamond
Corundum
Corundum
Beryl
Family
Quartz
Chrysoberyl
Quartz
Beryl
Chrysoberyl
Quartz
Garnet
Jade
Lapis Lazuli
Carborundum
Feldspar
Quartz
Opal
Peridot
Quartz
Garnet
Tourmaline
Spinel
Feldspar
Topaz
Tourmaline
Turquoise
Zircon
Reading:
Densities of Common Rock Types kimberlite: the blue rock, the source of natural Diamond
Source: http://geology.about.com/cs/rock_types/a/aarockspecgrav.htm
Hardness of Diamonds and minerals is defined by measuring on the scale of Mosh in comparison from 1 for Talc to 10 for diamond.
The Mohs hardness scale lists 10 common minerals, assigning to each a hardness from 1 to 10.
(Friederich Mohs, German mineralogist 1822).
Source: http://www.scienceclarified.com/Ma-Mu/Minerals.html
Minerals examples, body, water, Earth, type, chemical, form, carbon, oxygen, substance, surface, part, Physical traits and mineral identification
Source: http://www.scienceclarified.com/Ma-Mu/Minerals.html#ixzz18BlRVfCE
