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Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Dioptase Physical Properties


Dioptase and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Physical Properties


Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available   
Brittle   

Solubility
Not Available   
Soluble   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
4.55   
3.25-3.35   

Fracture
Not Available   
Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Conchoidal, Brittle   

Cleavage
Not Available   
Perfect in three directions   

Mohs Hardness
8-8.5   
5   

Chemical Composition
Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
CuSiO 2(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   

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Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Dioptase Chemical Formula

While comparing Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Dioptase 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 Dioptase chemical formula.

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Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Dioptase Specific Gravity

Another important criteria for qualitative analysis of gemstones is Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Dioptase Specific gravity. Specific gravity is the relative density of a gemstone compared with respect to density of water. Gemologists use Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Dioptase Optical Properties during the identification of gemstone. Specific gravity of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet is 3.25-3.35 whereas that of Dioptase is 3.25-3.35.

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