Crystal symmetry:
Density: 4,4 g/cm^3
Optical spectral range:
Elastic constants 
: 10^11 dyn/cm^2 or 10^10 Pa)
| 14.3 | 6.5 | 4.63 | 0 | 0 | -1.35 |
| 6.5 | 14.3 | 4.63 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 |
| 4.63 | 4.63 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 0 |
| -1.35 | 1.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.61 |
Photolastic constants 
:
| 0.17 | -0.15 | -0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| -0.15 | 0.17 | -0.08 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.062 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.062 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.026 |
Refraction indices:
The values for refraction coefficients for the given optical wavelengths.
| wavelength, mkm |  |  |
|---|
| 0.5 | 2.0116 | 2.0239 |
|---|
| 0.6 | 1.9884 | 1.9983 |
|---|
| 0.7 | 1.9775 | 1.9843 |
|---|
| 0.8 | 1.9683 | 1.9761 |
|---|
| 0.9 | 1.9634 | 1.9705 |
|---|
| 1 | 1.9597 | 1.9658 |
|---|
| 1.1 | 1.9561 | 1.9625 |
|---|
| 1.2 | 1.9528 | 1.9588 |
|---|
| 1.4 | 1.9492 | 1.9563 |
|---|
| 1.6 | 1.9459 | 1.9518 |
|---|
| 1.8 | 1.9422 | 1.9483 |
|---|
| 2 | 1.9393 | 1.9457 |
|---|
| 2.2 | 1.9362 | 1.942 |
|---|
| 2.4 | 1.9335 | 1.939 |
|---|
| 2.6 | 1.9305 | 1.936 |
|---|
| 2.8 | 1.9271 | 1.9327 |
|---|
| 3 | 1.924 | 1.9294 |
|---|
| 3.2 | 1.9201 | 1.9255 |
|---|
| 3.4 | 1.9162 | 1.9215 |
|---|
| 3.6 | 1.912 | 1.9174 |
|---|
| 3.8 | 1.9075 | 1.913 |
|---|
Sound velocity:
| direction | polarization | v (10^5 cm/s) |
|---|
| -- | -- | -- |
Calcium molibdate slowness surfaces in important planes
Acousto-optic figure of merit:
| sound dir. | sound pol. | light dir. | light pol. | M (10^-18 s^3/g) |
|---|
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
