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Jade and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Physical Properties


Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Jade Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.90-3.38   
4.55   

Fracture
Gemstones of the world (2001), Difficult, Splintery   
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Cleavage
1 or 2,2 prismatic.   
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Mohs Hardness
6-7   
8-8.5   

Chemical Composition
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6   
Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   

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Jade and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Chemical Formula

While comparing Jade 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 Jade and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet chemical formula.

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Jade and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Specific Gravity

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

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