Peridot and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Physical Properties

Peridot

Yttrium Aluminium Garnet

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1 Physical Properties

1.1 Tenacity

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1.2 Solubility

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1.3 Durability

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1.4 Specific Gravity

1.54-1.554.55

1 7.18

1.5 Fracture

Conchoidal

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1.6 Cleavage

Poor

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1.7 Mohs Hardness

6.5-78-8.5

2 10

1.8 Chemical Composition

(Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄

Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Peridot and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Chemical Formula

While comparing Peridot 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 Peridot and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Peridot- (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄
Chemical formula of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet- Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

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Peridot and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Specific Gravity

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