Minerals and other Materials - Specific Gravities

Specific gravities for minerals and other materials. This tool provides a reference table of specific gravity values for various minerals and materials commonly used in industrial and geological applications.

Minerals and other Materials - Specific Gravities

This calculator provides specific gravity values for a comprehensive range of minerals and materials. Specific gravity is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of water, making it a dimensionless quantity useful for material identification and industrial applications.

MineralFormulaSpecific Gravity
Andesite2.8
Barite4.3
Basalt2.9
Bauxite2.4
Biotitecomplex2.8 - 3.2
CalciteCaCO32.71
Cement clinker3.1
Cement raw material2.7
Chrome ore4.1
Clay2.2
Clay, calcined2.3
Coal1.6
Coke1.5
Copper ore3.0
Coral2.7
Diorite2.8
DolomiteCaMg(CO3)22.85
Emery3.5
Feldspar2.6
Ferrochrome6.7
Ferromanganese5.9
Ferrosilicon4.9
Flint2.7
Fluorspar3.0
Gabbro2.8
Galena5.4
Garnet3.3
Glass2.6
Gneiss2.7
Gold ore2.9
Granite2.7
Graphite1.8
Gravel2.7
GypsumCaSO4.2H2O2.3
Gypsum rock2.7
HematiteFe2O35.2 - 5.3
Illitecomplex2.6 - 2.86
Ilmenite4.3
Iron ore4.0
K FeldsparKAlSi3O82.54 - 2.57
KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42.61 - 2.66
Kyanite3.2
Lead ore3.4
Lead-zinc ore3.4
Limestone2.7
Limestone for cement2.7
Magnesite, dead burned5.2
Manganese ore3.7
Mica2.9
Molybdenum2.7
Montmorillonitecomplex2.74 - 2.78
Muscovitevaries2.76 - 3.0
Na FeldsparNaAlSi2O82.62 - 2.76
Nickel ore3.3
Oil shale1.8
Phosphate fertilizer2.7
Phosphate rock2.7
Potash ore2.4
Potash salt2.2
Pumice2.0
Pyrite ore3.5
Pyrrhotite ore4.0
QuartzSiO22.65
Quartz2.6
Quartzite2.7
Rutile ore2.8
Sandstone2.7
SerpentineMg3Si2O5(OH)42.5 - 2.6
Shale2.6
Silica2.7
Silica sand2.7
Silicon carbide2.7
Silver ore2.7
Sinter3.0
Slag2.9
Slate2.5
Sodium silicate2.1
Spodumene ore2.8
Syenite2.7
Tile2.6
Tin ore3.9
Titanium ore4.2
Trap rock2.9
Uranium ore2.7
Zinc ore3.7