Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Austinite Physical Properties

Yttrium Aluminium Garnet

Austinite

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1 Physical Properties

1.1 Tenacity

Not Available

Brittle

1.2 Solubility

Not Available

Easily soluble in cold dilute HCl

1.3 Durability

Not Available

1.4 Specific Gravity

4.554.12

1 7.18

1.5 Fracture

Not Available

Brittle, Uneven, Brittle, Uneven

1.6 Cleavage

Not Available

Good in two directions parallel to the prism faces {110}

1.7 Mohs Hardness

8-8.54-4.5

2 10

1.8 Chemical Composition

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

CaZn(AsO4)(OH)

Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Austinite Chemical Formula

While comparing Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Austinite 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 Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Austinite chemical formula.

Chemical formula of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet- Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Chemical formula of Austinite- CaZn(AsO4)(OH)

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Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Austinite Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Austinite Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Austinite Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet is 4.12 whereas that of Austinite is 4.12.