Poudretteite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Physical Properties

Poudretteite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Chemical Formula

While comparing Poudretteite 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 Poudretteite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet chemical formula.

• Chemical formula of Poudretteite- KNa 2B 3Si 12O 30Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
• Chemical formula of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet- Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Poudretteite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Specific Gravity

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