Select Gems Ordered By Density
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| Gemstone | Density |
|---|---|
| Gold | 15.5 -19.3 |
| Thorianite | 9.7 – 9.8 |
| Silver | 9.6 – 12.0 |
| Algondonite | 8.38 |
| Bismutotantalite | 8.15 – 8.89 |
| Cinnabar | 8.0 – 8.2 |
| Stolzite | 7.9 – 8.34 |
| Nickeline | 7.78 |
| Manganotantalite | 7.73 – 7.97 |
| Melonite | 7.72 |
| Breithauptite | 7.59 – 8.23 |
| Stibiotantalite | 7.53 |
| Mimetesite | 7.24 |
| Hübnerite | 7.12 – 7.18 |
| Wolframite | 7.1 – 7.6 |
| GGG | 7.00 – 7.09 |
| Cassiterite | 6.7 – 7.1 |
| Wulfenite | 6.5 – 7.00 |
| Vanadinite | 6.5 – 7.1 |
| Cerussite | 6.46 – 6.57 |
| Cobaltite | 6.33 |
| Anglesite | 6.30 – 6.39 |
| Phosgenite | 6.13 |
| Simpsonite | 5.92 -6.84 |
| Scheelite | 5.9 – 6.3 |
| Crocoite | 5.9 – 6.1 |
| Cuprite | 5.85 – 6.15 |
| Pyrargyrite | 5.85 |
| Yttrotantalite | 5.70 |
| Zincite | 5.66 |
| Proustite | 5.51 – 5.64 |
| Descloizite | 5.5 – 6.2 |
| Chalcosite | 5.5 – 5.8 |
| Zirconia | 5.50 – 6.00 |
| Millerite | 5.50 |
| Fergusonite | 5.35 -5.44 |
| Euxenite | 5.3 -5.9 |
| Linarite | 5.30 |
| Senarmontite | 5.2 – 5.5 |
| Magnetite | 5.20 |
| Aeschynite | 5.19 |
| Tantalite | 5.18 – 8.20 |
| Hematite | 5.12 – 5.28 |
| Fabulite | 5.11 – 5.15 |
| Bornite | 5.06 – 5.08 |
| Boleite | 5.05 |
| Samarskite | 5.0 – 5.69 |
| Pyrite | 5.00 -5.20 |
| Monazite | 4.98 – 5.43 |
| Bixbyite | 4.93 |
| Marcasite | 4.83 -4.92 |
| Greenockite | 4.73 -4.79 |
| Psilomelane | 4.70 -4.74 |
| Linobate | 4.64 – 4.66 |
| Pentlandite | 4.6 – 5.0 |
| Covellite | 4.6 – 4.76 |
| YAG | 4.55 – 4.65 |
| Illmenite | 4.5 – 5.0 |
| Pyrolusite | 4.5 – 5.0 |
| Chromite | 4.5 – 4.8 |
| Davidite | 4.5 |
| Baryte | 4.43 – 4.46 |
| Magnesiochromite | 4.39 – 4.67 |
| Bayldonite | 4.35 |
| Parisite | 4.33 -4.42 |
| Microlite | 4.3 – 5.7 |
| Adamine | 4.30 -4.68 |
| Witherite | 4.27 – 4.79 |
| Galaxite | 4.23 |
| Powellite | 4.23 |
| Rutile | 4.20 – 4.30 |
| Spessartine | 4.12 – 4.18 |
| Shattuckite | 4.11 |
| Chalycopyrite | 4.10 – 4.30 |
| Wurtzite | 4.09 |
| Brookite | 4.08 – 4.18 |
| Hancockite | 4.03 |
| Painite | 4.01 |
| Gadolinite | 4.00 – 4.65 |
| Smithsonite | 4.00 -4.65 |
| Gahnite | 4.00 -4.62 |
| Legrandite | 3.98 – 4.04 |
| Ruby | 3.97 – 4.05 |
| Celestine | 3.97 – 4.00 |
| Libethenite | 3.97 |
| Ferrosilite | 3.96 |
| Sapphire | 3.95 – 4.03 |
| Durangite | 3.94 – 4.07 |
| Zircon | 3.93 – 4.73 |
| Almandine | 3.93 – 4.30 |
| Hodgkinsonite | 3.91 -3.99 |
| Sphalerite | 3.90 – 4.10 |
| Willemite | 3.89 – 4.18 |
| Tephroite | 3.87 – 4.12 |
| Siderite | 3.83 – 3.96 |
| Anatase | 3.82 – 3.97 |
| Goethite | 3.8 – 4.3 |
| Gaspéite | 3.71 |
| Andradite | 3.7 -4.1 |
| Azurite | 3.7 – 3.9 |
| Periclase | 3.7 – 3.9 |
| Chrysoberyl | 3.70 -3.78 |
| Schorlomite | 3.69 – 3.88 |
| Barytocalcite | 3.66 |
| Staurolite | 3.65 – 3.77 |
| Benitoite | 3.64 – 3.68 |
| Strontianite | 3.63 – 3.79 |
| Pyrope | 3.62 – 3.87 |
| Pyroxmangite | 3.61 – 3.80 |
| Holtite | 3.60 – 3.90 |
| Taafeite | 3.60 – 3.62 |
| Grossular | 3.56 – 3.73 |
| Realgar | 3.56 |
| Spinel | 3.54 – 3.63 |
| Kyanite | 3.53 – 3.70 |
| Nambulite | 3.53 |
| Titanite | 3.52 – 3.54 |
| Allanite | 3.5 – 4.2 |
| Aegirine | 3.50 – 3.60 |
| Hedengergite | 3.50 -3.56 |
| Diamond | 3.50 – 3.53 |
| Topaz | 3.49 – 3.57 |
| Chambersite | 3.49 |
| Sinhalite | 3.46 – 3.50 |
| Rhodochrosite | 3.45 -3.70 |
| Piemontite | 3.45 – 3.52 |
| Euchroite | 3.44 |
| Rhodizite | 3.44 |
| Serendibite | 3.42 – 3.52 |
| Uvarovite | 3.41 – 3.52 |
| Rhodonite | 3.40 – 3.74 |
| Lithiophilite | 3.4 – 3.6 |
| Sapphirine | 3.40 – 3.58 |
| Aegirine-augite | 3.40 -3.55 |
| Hypersthene | 3.4 – 3.5 |
| Chromdravite | 3.40 |
| Scorzalite | 3.38 |
| Tinzenite | 3.36 – 3.43 |
| Tanzanite | 3.35 |
| Triphylite | 3.34 – 3.58 |
| Dinckinsonite | 3.34 – 3.41 |
| Vesuvianite | 3.32 – 3.47 |
| Bustamite | 3.32 -3.42 |
| Sérandite | 3.32 |
| Manganaxinite | 3.31 |
| Epidote | 3.3 – 3.5 |
| Hemimorphite | 3.30 – 3.50 |
| Diaspore | 3.30 – 3.39 |
| Jadeite | 3.30 – 3.38 |
| Peridotite | 3.28 – 3.48 |
| Dioptase | 3.28 – 3.35 |
| Ekanite | 3.28 -3.32 |
| Jeremejevite | 3.28 – 3.31 |
| Parascorodite | 3.28 – 3.29 |
| Forsterite | 3.28 |
| Kornerupine | 3.27 – 3.45 |
| Dumortierite | 3.26 – 3.41 |
| Axinite | 3.26 – 3.36 |
| Povondraite | 3.28 |
| Malachite | 3.25 – 4.10 |
| Ferro-Axinite | 3.25 – 4.10 |
| Papagoite | 3.25 |
| Smaragdite | 3.24 – 3.50 |
| Sillimanite | 2.23 – 3.27 |
| Diopside | 3.22 – 3.38 |
| Vayrynenite | 3.22 |
| Weloganite | 3.22 |
| Clinozoisite | 3.21 – 3.28 |
| Helvite | 3.20 – 3.44 |
| Purpurite | 3.2 – 3.4 |
| Humite | 3.20 – 3.32 |
| Enstatite | 3.20 – 3.30 |
| Neptunite | 3.19 – 3.23 |
| Clinoenstatite | 3.19 |
| Rinkite | 3.18 -3.44 |
| Pumpellyite | 3.18 – 3.33 |
| Magnesio-axinite | 3.18 |
| Norbergite | 3.18 |
| Chlorapatite | 3.17 – 3.18 |
| Chondrodite | 3.16 – 3.26 |
| Apatite | 3.16 – 3.23 |
| Strass | 3.15 – 4.20 |
| Zoisite | 3.15 – 3.36 |
| Hiddenite | 3.15 – 3.21 |
| Kunzite | 3.15 – 3.21 |
| Spodumene | 3.15 – 3.21 |
| Hureaulite | 3.15 – 3.19 |
| Sellaite | 3.15 |
| Clinohumite | 3.13 – 3.75 |
| Flourapatite | 3.1 – 3.25 |
| Carborundum | 3.10 – 3.22 |
| Ludlamite | 3.1 – 3.2 |
| Euclase | 3.1 |
| Lawsonite | 3.08 – 3.09 |
| Phosphophyllite | 3.07 – 3.13 |
| Friedelite | 3.06 – 3.19 |
| Andalusite | 3.05 – 3.20 |
| Eosphorite | 3.05 – 3.08 |
| Pargasite | 3.04 – 3.17 |
| Lazulite | 3.04 – 3.14 |
| Actinolite | 3.03 – 3.07 |
| Spurrite | 3.02 |
| Amblygonite | 3.01 – 3.11 |
| Natromontebrasite | 3.01 – 3.11 |
| Flourite | 3.00 – 3.25 |
| Melinophane | 3.00 – 3.03 |
| Leucophanite | 3.0 |
| Schlossmacherite | 3.00 |
| Chiolite | 2.99 – 3.01 |
| Montebrasite | 2.98 – 3.11 |
| Brazilianite | 2.98 -2.99 |
| Richterite | 2.97 – 3.45 |
| Danburite | 2.97 – 3.03 |
| Ankerite | 2.97 |
| Cryolite | 2.97 |
| Magnesite | 2.96 – 3.12 |
| Tremolite | 2.95 – 3.07 |
| Herderite | 2.95 -3.02 |
| Phenakite | 2.95 – 2.97 |
| Boracite | 2.95 -2.96 |
| Aragonite | 2.94 |
| Vlasovite | 2.92 – 2.96 |
| Sarcolite | 2.91 – 2.96 |
| Hornblende | 2.9 – 3.4 |
| Nephrite | 2.90 – 3.03 |
| Datolite | 2.90 – 3.00 |
| Anhydritspate | 2.90 – 2.98 |
| Prosopite | 2.88 – 2.89 |
| Hurlbutite | 2.88 |
| Zunyite | 2.87 |
| Wollastonite | 2.86 – 3.09 |
| Grandidierite | 2.85 – 3.00 |
| Pollucite | 2.85 – 2.94 |
| Langbeinite | 2.83 |
| Turmaline | 2.82 – 3.32 |
| Prehnite | 2.82 – 2.94 |
| Wardite | 2.81 – 2.87 |
| Dolomite | 2.80 – 2.95 |
| Lepidolite | 2.8 – 2.9 |
| Beryllonite | 2.80 – 2.87 |
| Zektzerite | 2.79 |
| Muscovite | 2.78 – 2.88 |
| Sogdianite | 2.76 – 2.90 |
| Sugilite | 2.76 – 2.80 |
| Sekaninaite | 2.76 – 2.77 |
| Ammonite | 2.75 – 2.80 |
| Eudialyte | 2.74 – 2.98 |
| Pectolite | 2.74 – 2.88 |
| Meionite | 2.74 – 2.78 |
| Bytownite | 2.72 – 2.74 |
| Catapleiite | 2.72 |
| Creedite | 2.72 |
| Xonotlite | 2.71 – 2.72 |
| Canasite | 2.71 |
| Ceruléite | 2.70 – 2.80 |
| Augelite | 2.70 – 2.75 |
| Calcite | 2.69 – 2.71 |
| Aquamarine | 2.68 – 2.74 |
| Emerald | 2.67 – 2.78 |
| Noble Beryl | 2.66 – 2.87 |
| Pyrophyllite | 2.65 – 2.90 |
| Labradorite | 2.65 – 2.75 |
| Andesine | 2.65 – 2.69 |
| Amethyst | 2.65 |
| Citrine | 2.65 |
| Prasiolite | 2.65 |
| Quartz | 2.65 |
| Rock crystal | 2.65 |
| Rose Quartz | 2.65 |
| Smoky Quartz | 2.65 |
| Vivianite | 2.64 – 2.70 |
| Aventurine | 2.64 – 2.69 |
| Kämmererite | 2.64 |
| Oligoclase | 2.62 – 2.67 |
| Sunstone | 2.62 – 2.65 |
| Pearl | 2.60 – 2.85 |
| Coral | 2.60 – 2.70 |
| Agate | 2.60 – 2.64 |
| Schaurteite | 2.60 |
| Peristerite | 2.59 – 2.68 |
| Petrified wood | 2.58 – 2.91 |
| Jasper | 2.58 – 2.91 |
| Cordierite | 2.58 – 2.66 |
| Chalcedony | 2.58 – 2.64 |
| Chrysoprase | 2.58 – 2.64 |
| Moss agate | 2.58 – 2.64 |
| Tigers eye | 2.58 – 2.64 |
| Scapolite | 2.57 – 2.74 |
| Anorthoclase | 2.75 – 2.60 |
| Moonstone | 2.56 – 2.59 |
| Amazonite | 2.56 – 2.58 |
| Orthoclase | 2.56 – 2.58 |
| Sanidine | 2.56 – 2.58 |
| Talc | 2.55 – 2.80 |
| Nepheline | 2.55 -2.65 |
| Lizardite | 2.55 |
| Charoite | 2.54 – 2.78 |
| Microline | 2.54 – 2.57 |
| Clinochrysotile | 2.53 |
| Lapis Lazuli | 2.50 – 3.00 |
| Marialite | 2.50 – 2.62 |
| Milarite | 2.46 – 2.61 |
| Howlite | 2.45 – 2.58 |
| Leucite | 2.45 – 2.50 |
| Carletonite | 2.45 |
| Serpentine | 2.44 – 2.62 |
| Variscite | 2.42 – 2.58 |
| Haüyne | 2.4 – 2.5 |
| Colemanite | 2.40 – 2.42 |
| Petalite | 2.40 |
| Brucite | 2.39 |
| Tugtupite | 2.36 – 2.57 |
| Wavellite | 2.36 |
| Obsidian | 2.35 – 2.60 |
| Hambergite | 2.35 |
| Moldavite | 2.32 – 2.38 |
| Turquoise | 2.31 – 2.84 |
| Apophyllite | 2.30 – 2.50 |
| Mesolite | 2.26 -2.40 |
| Thomsonite | 2.23 – 2.39 |
| Analcime | 2.22 – 2.29 |
| Scolecite | 2.21 – 2.29 |
| Palygorskite | 2.21 |
| Cacoxenite | 2.2 – 2.6 |
| Gypsum | 2.20 – 2.40 |
| Natrolite | 2.20 – 2.26 |
| Whewellite | 2.19 – 2.25 |
| Yugawaralite | 2.19 – 2.23 |
| Stichtite | 2.16 – 2.18 |
| Sodalite | 2.14 – 2.40 |
| Mordenite | 2.12 – 2.15 |
| Chabasite | 2.05 – 2.20 |
| Sulphur | 2.05 – 2.08 |
| Glass | 2.0 – 4.5 |
| Chrysocolla | 2.00 – 2.40 |
| Sepiolite | 2.0 – 2.1 |
| Gaylussite | 1.99 |
| Opal | 1.88 – 2.50 |
| Thaumasite | 1.91 |
| Kurnakovite | 1.86 |
| Sturmanite | 1.85 |
| Inderite | 1.78 – 1.86 |
| Ettringite | 1.77 |
| Ulexite | 1.65 – 1.95 |
| Mellite | 1.64 |
| Jet | 1.19 – 1/35 |
| Amber | 1.05 – 1.09 |
