Specific Gravity Sorted in Ascending Order | Specific Gravity Sorted in Alphabetical Order | |||
Mineral Name | Specific Gravity | Mineral Name | Specific Gravity | |
Copal | 1.06 | Agate | 2.60-2.65 | |
Amber | 1.08 | Alabaster | 2.30-2.33 | |
Bakelite | 1.26 | Alexandrite | 3.70-3.73 | |
Tortoiseshell | 1.30 | Almandine | 4.97 | |
Jet | 1.30-1.35 | Amazonite | 2.56-2.58 | |
Erinoid | 1.33 | Amber | 1.08 | |
Celluloid | 1.38 | Amblygonite | 3.03 | |
Vegetable Ivory | 1.40 | Amethyst | 2.63-2.65 | |
Ivory | 1.80 | Anatase | 3.88 | |
Kurnakovite | 1.86 | Andalusite | 3.12-3.18 | |
Gaylussite | 1.99 | Andalusite | 3.15 | |
Meerscham | 2.00 | Anhydrite | 2.90-2.99 | |
Bone | 2.00 | Apatite | 3.21 | |
Fire Opal | 2.00 | Apophyllite | 2.30-2.50 | |
Opal | 2.10 | Aquamarine | 2.67-2.71 | |
Sodalite | 2.13-2.29 | Aquamarine | 2.69 | |
Chrysocolla | 2.20 | Argonite | 2.94 | |
Stichtite | 2.20 | Augelite | 2.70 | |
Silica Glass | 2.21 | Aventurine..(fsp) | 2.62-2.65 | |
Natrolite | 2.23 | Axinite | 3.28 | |
Hambergite | 2.30 | Azurite | 3.80 | |
Alabaster | 2.30-2.33 | Bakelite | 1.26 | |
Apophyllite | 2.30-2.50 | Barite | 4.50 | |
Obsidian | 2.30-2.60 | Barytocalcite | 3.66 | |
Thomsonite | 2.35 | Benitoite | 3.67 | |
Mouldavite | 2.35 | Benitoite | 3.67 | |
Obsidian | 2.35 | Beryl (yellow) | 2.69 | |
Tugtupite | 2.37-2.57 | Beryllonite | 2.82 | |
Petalite | 2.39 | Bone | 2.00 | |
Hauynite | 2.40 | Bowenite | 2.60 | |
Serpentine | 2.40-2.80 | Brazilianite | 2.99 | |
Colemanite | 2.42 | Calcite | 2.71 | |
Cancrinite | 2.45 | Cancrinite | 2.45 | |
Leucite | 2.47 | Carborundum | 3.17 | |
Howlite | 2.53-2.59 | Cassiterite | 6.90 | |
Pseudophite | 2.55 | Celestite | 3.97-4.00 | |
Veriscite | 2.55 | Celluloid | 1.38 | |
Elaeolite | 2.55-2.65 | Cerussite | 6.45-6.57 | |
Amazonite | 2.56-2.58 | Chalcedony | 2.60 | |
Orthoclase | 2.56 | Chalcopyrite | 4.20 | |
Moonstone | 2.57 | Chalybite | 3.85 | |
Sanidine | 2.57 | Chromite | 4.10-4.90 | |
Moss Agate | 2.58-2.62 | Chrysoberyl | 3.71 | |
Chrysoprase | 2.58-2.64 | Chrysocolla | 2.20 | |
Jasper | 2.58-2.91 | Chrysoprase | 2.58-2.64 | |
Iolite | 2.59 | Citrine | 2.65 | |
Bowenite | 2.60 | Colemanite | 2.42 | |
Chalcedony | 2.60 | Conch Pearl | 2.85 | |
Agate | 2.60-2.65 | Copal | 1.06 | |
Peristerite | 2.61-2.63 | Coral | 2.68 | |
Aventurine..(fsp) | 2.62-2.65 | Corundum | 3.96-4.01 | |
Scapolite..(pink) | 2.63 | Crocoite | 5.90-6.10 | |
Amethyst | 2.63-2.65 | Cubic Zirconia | 5.60-5.90 | |
Sunstone | 2.64 | Cuprite | 5.85-6.15 | |
Tiger eye | 2.64-2.71 | Danburite | 3.00-3.07 | |
Vivianite | 2.65 | Datolite | 2.95 | |
Quartz | 2.65 | Demantoid | 3.82-3.85 | |
Prasiolite | 2.65 | Diamond | 3.52 | |
Citrine | 2.65 | Diopside | 3.29 | |
Synth. Emerald | 2.65 | Dioptase | 3.30 | |
Aquamarine | 2.67-2.71 | Dolomite | 2.85-2.95 | |
Coral | 2.68 | Dumortierite | 3.26-3.41 | |
Aquamarine | 2.69 | Ekanite | 3.28 | |
Beryl (yellow) | 2.69 | Elaeolite | 2.55-2.65 | |
Labradorite | 2.69 | Emerald | 2.71 | |
Pseudophite | 2.70 | Enstatite | 3.27 | |
Onyx | 2.70 | Epidote | 3.45 | |
Augelite | 2.70 | Erinoid | 1.33 | |
Labradorite | 2.70 | Euclase | 3.10 | |
Scapolite | 2.70 | Fibrolite | 3.25 | |
Steatite | 2.70-2.80 | Fire Opal | 2.00 | |
Emerald | 2.71 | Fluorite | 3.18 | |
Calcite | 2.71 | Gahnite | 3.58-3.98 | |
Pearl (natural) | 2.71 | Gahnospinel | 3.97 | |
Pearl (cultured) | 2.75 | Gaylussite | 1.99 | |
Talc | 2.75 | GGG | 7.05 | |
Turquoise | 2.80 | Glass | 3.15-4.20 | |
Lapis Lazuli | 2.80 | Grossular | 3.64 | |
Beryllonite | 2.82 | Grossular (massive) | 3.50 | |
Conch Pearl | 2.85 | Hambergite | 2.30 | |
Dolomite | 2.85-2.95 | Hauynite | 2.40 | |
Prehnite | 2.87 | Hematite | 5.05 | |
Verdite | 2.90 | Hemimorphite | 3.45 | |
Anhydrite | 2.90-2.99 | Hessonite | 3.65 | |
Nephrite | 2.90-3.04 | Hiddenite | 3.16-3.30 | |
Tremolite | 2.90-3.10 | Howlite | 2.53-2.59 | |
Pollucite | 2.92 | Hypersthene | 3.45 | |
Argonite | 2.94 | Idocrase | 3.38 | |
Datolite | 2.95 | Iolite | 2.59 | |
Phenakite | 2.96 | Ivory | 1.80 | |
Nephrite | 2.96 | Jadeite | 3.34 | |
Brazilianite | 2.99 | Jasper | 2.58-2.91 | |
Danburite | 3.00-3.07 | Jet | 1.30-1.35 | |
Magnesite | 3.00-3.12 | Kornerupine | 3.32 | |
Tourmaline | 3.02-3.26 | Kunzite | 3.16-3.20 | |
Amblygonite | 3.03 | Kurnakovite | 1.86 | |
Lazulite | 3.09 | Kyanite | 3.68 | |
Euclase | 3.10 | Labradorite | 2.69 | |
Zoisite | 3.10 | Labradorite | 2.70 | |
Andalusite | 3.12-3.18 | Lapis Lazuli | 2.80 | |
Andalusite | 3.15 | Lazulite | 3.09 | |
Glass | 3.15-4.20 | Leucite | 2.47 | |
Kunzite | 3.16-3.20 | Magnesite | 3.00-3.12 | |
Hiddenite | 3.16-3.30 | Malachite | 3.80 | |
Carborundum | 3.17 | Meerscham | 2.00 | |
Fluorite | 3.18 | Moonstone | 2.57 | |
Spodumene | 3.18 | Moss Agate | 2.58-2.62 | |
Apatite | 3.21 | Mouldavite | 2.35 | |
Fibrolite | 3.25 | Natrolite | 2.23 | |
Smaragdite | 3.25 | Nephrite | 2.90-3.04 | |
Sillimanite | 3.25 | Nephrite | 2.96 | |
Dumortierite | 3.26-3.41 | Obsidian | 2.30-2.60 | |
Enstatite | 3.27 | Obsidian | 2.35 | |
Axinite | 3.28 | Onyx | 2.70 | |
Ekanite | 3.28 | Opal | 2.10 | |
Tanzanite | 3.28-3.35 | Orthoclase | 2.56 | |
Diopside | 3.29 | Painite | 4.01 | |
Dioptase | 3.30 | Pearl (cultured) | 2.75 | |
Kornerupine | 3.32 | Pearl (natural) | 2.71 | |
Jadeite | 3.34 | Periclase (synth) | 3.59 | |
Peridot | 3.34 | Periclass | 3.80 | |
Zoisite (blue) | 3.34 | Peridot | 3.34 | |
Purpurite | 3.35 | Peristerite | 2.61-2.63 | |
Idocrase | 3.38 | Petalite | 2.39 | |
Rhodizite | 3.40 | Phenakite | 2.96 | |
Epidote | 3.45 | Phosgenite | 6.13 | |
Hypersthene | 3.45 | Pleonaste | 3.80 | |
Hemimorphite | 3.45 | Pollucite | 2.92 | |
Sinhalite | 3.48 | Prasiolite | 2.65 | |
Grossular (massive) | 3.50 | Prehnite | 2.87 | |
Diamond | 3.52 | Proustite | 5.57-5.64 | |
Sphene | 3.53 | Pseudophite | 2.55 | |
Topaz (yellow) | 3.53 | Pseudophite | 2.70 | |
Topaz (white) | 3.56 | Purpurite | 3.35 | |
Gahnite | 3.58-3.98 | Pyrite | 5.10 | |
Periclase (synth) | 3.59 | Pyrope | 3.70 | |
Rhodonite | 3.60 | Quartz | 2.65 | |
Rhodochrosite | 3.60 | Rhodizite | 3.40 | |
Spinel | 3.60 | Rhodochrosite | 3.60 | |
Taaffeite | 3.61 | Rhodonite | 3.60 | |
Spinel (synth) | 3.63 | Ruby | 3.97-4.08 | |
Grossular | 3.64 | Rutile (synth) | 4.25 | |
Hessonite | 3.65 | Sanidine | 2.57 | |
Barytocalcite | 3.66 | Sapphire | 3.99-4.00 | |
Benitoite | 3.67 | Scapolite | 2.70 | |
Benitoite | 3.67 | Scapolite..(pink) | 2.63 | |
Kyanite | 3.68 | Serpentine | 2.40-2.80 | |
Staurolite | 3.70 | Sheelite | 6.00 | |
Pyrope | 3.70 | Silica Glass | 2.21 | |
Alexandrite | 3.70-3.73 | Sillimanite | 3.25 | |
Chrysoberyl | 3.71 | Sinhalite | 3.48 | |
Staurolite | 3.75 | Smaragdite | 3.25 | |
Uvarovite | 3.77 | Smithsonite | 4.35 | |
Azurite | 3.80 | Sodalite | 2.13-2.29 | |
Malachite | 3.80 | Spessartine | 4.16 | |
Pleonaste | 3.80 | Sphalerite (blend) | 4.09 | |
Periclass | 3.80 | Sphene | 3.53 | |
Demantoid | 3.82-3.85 | Spinel | 3.60 | |
Chalybite | 3.85 | Spinel (synth) | 3.63 | |
Anatase | 3.88 | Spodumene | 3.18 | |
Corundum | 3.96-4.01 | Staurolite | 3.70 | |
Gahnospinel | 3.97 | Staurolite | 3.75 | |
Celestite | 3.97-4.00 | Steatite | 2.70-2.80 | |
Ruby | 3.97-4.08 | Stichtite | 2.20 | |
Sapphire | 3.99-4.00 | Strontium Titanate | 5.13 | |
Painite | 4.01 | Sunstone | 2.64 | |
Willemite | 4.03 | Synth. Emerald | 2.65 | |
Sphalerite (blend) | 4.09 | Taaffeite | 3.61 | |
Chromite | 4.10-4.90 | Talc | 2.75 | |
Spessartine | 4.16 | Tantaltite | 5.18-8.20 | |
Chalcopyrite | 4.20 | Tanzanite | 3.28-3.35 | |
Rutile (synth) | 4.25 | Thomsonite | 2.35 | |
Witherite | 4.27-4.35 | Tiger eye | 2.64-2.71 | |
Smithsonite | 4.35 | Topaz (white) | 3.56 | |
Zircon (green) | 4.50 | Topaz (yellow) | 3.53 | |
Barite | 4.50 | Tortoiseshell | 1.30 | |
YAG | 4.60 | Tourmaline | 3.02-3.26 | |
Zircon (blue,white) | 4.69 | Tremolite | 2.90-3.10 | |
Almandine | 4.97 | Tugtupite | 2.37-2.57 | |
Hematite | 5.05 | Turquoise | 2.80 | |
Pyrite | 5.10 | Uvarovite | 3.77 | |
Strontium Titanate | 5.13 | Vegetable Ivory | 1.40 | |
Tantaltite | 5.18-8.20 | Verdite | 2.90 | |
Proustite | 5.57-5.64 | Veriscite | 2.55 | |
Cubic Zirconia | 5.60-5.90 | Vivianite | 2.65 | |
Zincite | 5.66 | Willemite | 4.03 | |
Cuprite | 5.85-6.15 | Witherite | 4.27-4.35 | |
Crocoite | 5.90-6.10 | Wulfenite | 6.70-7.00 | |
Sheelite | 6.00 | YAG | 4.60 | |
Phosgenite | 6.13 | Zincite | 5.66 | |
Cerussite | 6.45-6.57 | Zircon (blue,white) | 4.69 | |
Wulfenite | 6.70-7.00 | Zircon (green) | 4.50 | |
Cassiterite | 6.90 | Zoisite | 3.10 | |
GGG | 7.05 | Zoisite (blue) | 3.34 | |