Charoite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Physical Properties

Charoite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Chemical Formula

While comparing Charoite 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 Charoite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet chemical formula.

• Chemical formula of Charoite- K(Ca,Na) 2Si 4O 10(OH,F) · H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
• Chemical formula of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet- Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Charoite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Specific Gravity

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