Mineral | Specific Gravity |
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Stibiotantalite | 7.50 (± .30) |
Cassiterite | 6.95 (± .08) |
Scheelite | 6.12 |
Zincite | 5.7 |
Hematite | 5.20 (± .08) |
Strontium titanate | 5.13 (± .02) |
Pyrite | 5.00 (± .10) |
Marcasite | 4.85 (± .05) |
Zircon (high) | 4.70 (± .03) |
Zircon (medium) | 4.32 (± .25) |
Gahnite | 4.55 |
Smithsonite | 4.30 (± .10) |
Rutile | 4.26 (± .02) |
Spessartite | 4.15 (± .03) |
Alamandite | 4.05 (± .12) |
Sphalerite | 4.05 (± .02) |
Painite | 4.01 |
Gahnospinel | 4.01 (± .40) |
Zircon (low) | 4.00 (± .07) |
Corundum | 4.00 (± .03) |
Malachite | 3.95 (- .07, + .15) |
Anatase | 3.9 |
Andradite | 3.84 (± .03) |
Rhodolite | 3.84 (± .10) |
Azurite | 3.80 (- .50, + .07) |
Pyrope | 3.78 (- .16, + .09) |
Chrysoberyl | 3.73 (± .02) |
Staurolite | 3.71 (± .06) |
Rhodochrosite | 3.7 |
Synthetic Spinel | 3.65 (- .12, + .02) |
Benitoite | 3.64 (± .03) |
Kyanite | 3.62 (± .06) |
Grossularite | 3.61 (± .14) |
Spinel | 3.60 (- .03, + .30) |
Taaffeite | 3.61 |
Topaz | 3.53 (± .04) |
Diamond | 3.52 (± .01) |
Sphene | 3.52 (± .02) |
Sinhalite | 3.48 |
Rhodonite | 3.50 (± .20) |
Idocrase | 3.40 (± .10) |
Epidote | 3.40 (± .08) |
Rhodizite | 3.4 |
Peridot | 3.34 (- .03, + .14) |
Jadeite | 3.34 (± .04) |
Zoisite | 3.30 (± .10) |
Dioptase | 3.30 (± .05) |
Kornerupine | 3.30 (± .05) |
Saussurite | 3.3 |
Dumortierite | 3.3 |
Diopside | 3.29 (± .03) |
Axinite | 3.29 (- .02) |
Ekanite | 3.28 |
Enstatite | 3.25 (± .02) |
Sillimanite | 3.25 (± .02) |
Chlorastrolite | 3.3 |
Fluorite | 3.18 (± .01) |
Apatite | 3.19 (± .02) |
Spodumene | 3.19 (± .03) |
Andalusite | 3.17 (± .04) |
Euclase | 3.10 (± .05) |
Odontolite | 3.1 |
Lazulite | 3.09 (± .05) |
Tourmaline | 3.06 (- .05, + .15) |
Amblygonite | 3.02 |
Danburite | 3.00 (± .01) |
Psilomelane | 3 |
Nephrite | 2.95 (± .05) |
Phenakite | 2.95 (± .01) |
Datolite | 2.95 |
Brazilianite | 2.94 |
Pollucite | 2.92 |
Verdite | 2.9 |
Prehnite | 2.88 (± .06) |
Beryllonite | 2.85 (± .02) |
Conch Pearl | 2.85 |
Agamatolite | 2.8 |
Turquoise | 2.76 (- 45, + .08) |
Steatite | 2.75 |
Lapis-lazuli | 2.75 (± .25) |
Beryl | 2.72 (- .05, + .12) |
Pearl | 2.70 (- .02, + .15) |
Labradorite | 2.70 (± .05) |
Augelite | 2.7 |
Peudophite | 2.7 |
Calcite | 2.7 |
Scapolite | 2.68 (± .06) |
Quartz | 2.66 (± .01) |
Synthetic Emerald (Linde) | 2.68 (± .03) |
Synthetic Emerald (Chatham) | 2.66 (± .01) |
Oligoclase | 2.65 (± .02) |
Coral | 2.65 (± .05) |
Iolite | 2.63 (± .05) |
Chalcedony | 2.60 (± .05) |
Serpentine | 2.57 (± .06) |
Orthoclase | 2.56 (± .01) |
Microcline | 2.56 (± .01) |
Variscite | 2.50 (± .08) |
Leucite | 2.5 |
Obsidian | 2.45 (± .10) |
Moldavite | 2.40 (± .04) |
Petalite | 2.4 |
Apophyllite | 2.40 (± .10) |
Alabaster | 2.3 |
Thomsonite | 2.35 (± .05) |
Hambergite | 2.35 |
Glass | 2.3 to 4.5 |
Sodalite | 2.24 (± .05) |
Chrysocolla | 2.20 (± .10) |
Stichtite | 2.18 (± .02) |
Opal | 2.15 (- .17, + .07) |
Coral (black) | 1.37 |
Jet | 1.32 (± .02) |
Plastics | 1.30 (± .25) |
Amber | 1.08 (± .02) |