Yellow Stones
Hardness. Specific Gravity.
Amber 2-1/2 1.000
Beryl 7-3/4 2.709-2.810
Chrysoberyl 8-1/2 3.689-3.752
Chrysolite 6-7 3.316-3.528
Corundum (the yellow variety
known as “Oriental Topaz”) 9 3.90-4.16
Diamond 10 3.502-3.564
Garnets (various) 6-1/2-7-1/2 3.4-4.5
Hyacinth (a form of Zircon) 7-1/2 4.7-4.88
Quartz (Citrine) 7 2.658
Sapphire 9 4.049-4.060
Spinel 8 .614-3.654
Topaz (for “Oriental Topaz,”) 8 3.500-3.520
Tourmaline 7-1/4 3.210
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