| Mineral | Specific Gravity |
| 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) |
