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Specific Gravity Density Hardness Weight Precious Stones Minerals
How do you determine the specific gravity, density, hardness and refractive index – all specifications and characteristics of gemstones?
See more about natural gemstones in this table.
The four classic gemstones are: Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. Other minerals include: moissanite, agate, alexandrite, Amethyst, Aquamarine, cat’s eye, citrine, garnet, jade, lapis lazuli, moonstone, onyx, opal, peridot, quartz, rhodolite, rubellite, spinel, sunstone, topaz, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.
View the diamond sizes and the ratio of weight to size. Also consider the size of a diamond on a ring, on the finger, and on the hand.
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Density of common rock types – Kimberlite: the bluish rock, the source of natural diamonds.
Source: http://geology.about.com/cs/rock_types/a/aarockspecgrav.htm
The hardness of diamonds and minerals is defined by measurement on the Mohs scale, ranging from 1 for talc to 10 for diamond.
The Mohs hardness scale lists 10 common minerals and assigns each a hardness from 1 to 10.
(Friedrich Mohs, German mineralogist, 1822).
Source: http://www.scienceclarified.com/Ma-Mu/Minerals.html
Mineral examples, body, water, earth, type, chemistry, form, carbon, oxygen, substance, surface, part, physical characteristics, and mineral identification.
Source: http://www.scienceclarified.com/Ma-Mu/Minerals.html#ixzz18BlRVfCE[/vc_column_text]
