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Albite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Physical Properties

1 Physical Properties
1.1 Tenacity
Brittle
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1.2 Solubility
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1.3 Durability
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1.4 Specific Gravity
2.60-2.65
4.55
1.5 Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Uneven, Conchoidal
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1.6 Cleavage
Perfect on {001}, very good on {010}, imperfect on {110}
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1.7 Mohs Hardness
6-6.5
8-8.5
1.8 Chemical Composition
NaAlSi 3O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Albite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Chemical Formula

While comparing Albite 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 Albite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet chemical formula.

  • Chemical formula of Albite- NaAlSi 3O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  • Chemical formula of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet- Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Albite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Specific Gravity

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

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