Alabaster and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Physical Properties

Alabaster and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Chemical Formula

While comparing Alabaster and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet 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 Alabaster and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet chemical formula.

• Chemical formula of Alabaster- CaSO 4 · 2H 2OWalter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001)
• Chemical formula of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet- Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Alabaster and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Alabaster and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Alabaster and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Alabaster is 4.55 whereas that of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet is 4.55.