Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Dioptase 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 OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
  
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.
- Chemical formula of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet- Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
- Chemical formula of Dioptase- CuSiO 2(OH) 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
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.