Vivianite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Physical Properties
Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.64-2.70
  
4.55
  
Fracture
(e.g. graphite).
  
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Cleavage
{010} Perfect
  
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Mohs Hardness
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8-8.5
  
Chemical Composition
Fe 3(PO 4) 2 8H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
Vivianite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Chemical Formula
While comparing Vivianite 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 Vivianite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet chemical formula.
- Chemical formula of Vivianite- Fe 3(PO 4) 2 8H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.
- Chemical formula of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet- Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Vivianite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Specific Gravity
Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Vivianite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Vivianite and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Vivianite is 4.55 whereas that of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet is 4.55.