Minerals and other Materials - Specific Gravities
Specific gravities for minerals and other materials.
Mineral | Formula | Specific Gravity |
---|---|---|
Andesite | 2.8 | |
Barite | 4.3 | |
Basalt | 2.9 | |
Bauxite | 2.4 | |
Biotite | complex | 2.8 - 3.2 |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 2.71 |
Cement clinker | 3.1 | |
Cement raw material | 2.7 | |
Chrome ore | 4.1 | |
Clay | 2.2 | |
Clay, calcined | 2.3 | |
Coal | 1.6 | |
Coke | 1.5 | |
Copper ore | 3.0 | |
Coral | 2.7 | |
Diorite | 2.8 | |
Dolomite | CaMg(CO3) 2 | 2.85 |
Emery | 3.5 | |
Feldspar | 2.6 | |
Ferrochrome | 6.7 | |
Ferromanganese | 5.9 | |
Ferrosilicon | 4.9 | |
Flint | 2.7 | |
Fluorspar | 3.0 | |
Gabbro | 2.8 | |
Galena | 5.4 | |
Garnet | 3.3 | |
Glass | 2.6 | |
Gneiss | 2.7 | |
Gold ore | 2.9 | |
Granite | 2.7 | |
Graphite | 1.8 | |
Gravel | 2.7 | |
Gypsum | CaSO4.2H2O | 2.3 |
Gypsum rock | 2.7 | |
Hematite | Fe2O3 | 5.2 - 5.3 |
Illite | complex | 2.6 - 2.86 |
Ilmenite | 4.3 | |
Iron ore | 4.0 | |
K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 | 2.54 - 2.57 |
Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 2.61 - 2.66 |
Kyanite | 3.2 | |
Lead ore | 3.4 | |
Lead-zinc ore | 3.4 | |
Limestone | 2.7 | |
Limestone for cement | 2.7 | |
Magnesite, dead burned | 5.2 | |
Manganese ore | 3.7 | |
Mica | 2.9 | |
Molybdenum | 2.7 | |
Montmorillonite | complex | 2.74 - 2.78 |
Muscovite | varies | 2.76 - 3.0 |
Na Feldspar | NaAlSi2O8 | 2.62 - 2.76 |
Nickel ore | 3.3 | |
Oil shale | 1.8 | |
Phosphate fertilizer | 2.7 | |
Phosphate rock | 2.7 | |
Potash ore | 2.4 | |
Potash salt | 2.2 | |
Pumice | 2.0 | |
Pyrite ore | 3.5 | |
Pyrrhotite ore | 4.0 | |
Quartz | SiO2 | 2.65 |
Quartz | 2.6 | |
Quartzite | 2.7 | |
Rutile ore | 2.8 | |
Sandstone | 2.7 | |
Serpentine | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 2.5 - 2.6 |
Shale | 2.6 | |
Silica | 2.7 | |
Silica sand | 2.7 | |
Silicon carbide | 2.7 | |
Silver ore | 2.7 | |
Sinter | 3.0 | |
Slag | 2.9 | |
Slate | 2.5 | |
Sodium silicate | 2.1 | |
Spodumene ore | 2.8 | |
Syenite | 2.7 | |
Tile | 2.6 | |
Tin ore | 3.9 | |
Titanium ore | 4.2 | |
Trap rock | 2.9 | |
Uranium ore | 2.7 | |
Zinc ore | 3.7 |