Rutilated Quartz and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.65
  
4.55
  
Fracture
Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
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Cleavage
Indiscernible
  
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Mohs Hardness
7
  
8-8.5
  
Chemical Composition
Quartz: SiO2 Rutile: TiO2
  
Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
Rutilated Quartz and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Chemical Formula
While comparing Rutilated Quartz 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 Rutilated Quartz and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Rutilated Quartz- Quartz: SiO2 Rutile: TiO2
- Chemical formula of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet- Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Rutilated Quartz and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Rutilated Quartz and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Rutilated Quartz and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Rutilated Quartz is 4.55 whereas that of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet is 4.55.