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Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Cat s Eye Physical Properties


Cat s Eye and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
4.55   
3.5-3.8   

Fracture
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Cleavage
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1,1 ; 3,2   

Mohs Hardness
8-8.5   
8.5   

Chemical Composition
Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
BeAl 2 O 4   

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Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Cat s Eye Chemical Formula

While comparing Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Cat s Eye 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 Cat s Eye chemical formula.

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Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Cat s Eye Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Cat s Eye Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Cat s Eye Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet is 3.5-3.8 whereas that of Cat s Eye is 3.5-3.8.

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