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Material Density   Average Specific Gravity of Various Rock Types
Alfalfa, ground 256   Material Specific Gravity Tons / Cubic Yard
Alum, lumpy 881   Andesite 2.5 - 2.8 2.11 - 2.36
Alum, pulverized 753   Basalt/Traprock 2.8 - 3.0 2.36 - 2.53
Alumina 961   Coal - Anthracite 1.3 1.08
Aluminum, oxide 1522   Coal - Bituminous 1.1 - 1.4 0.92 - 1.18
Ammonia gas 0.77   Copper Ore 2 1.89
Ammonium Nitrate 730   Diabase 2.6 - 3.0 2.19 - 2.53
Ammonium Sulphate - dry 1130   Diorite 2.8 - 3.0 2.36 - 2.53
Ammonium Sulphate - wet 1290   Dolomite 2.8 - 2.9 2.36 - 2.44
Andesite, solid 2771   Earth (dry) 1.6 - 1.8 1.35 - 1.52
Antimony, cast 6696   Earth (wet) 2 1.6875
Apples 641   Gneiss 2.6 - 2.9 2.19 - 2.44
Arsenic 5671   Granite 2.6 - 2.7 2.19 - 2.28
Asbestos - shredded 320- 400   Gypsum 2.3 - 2.8 1.94 - 2.36
Asbestos rock 1600   Iron Ore 4.5 - 5.3 3.79 - 4.47
Ashes - wet 730- 890   Lead Ore (Galena) 7.5 6.21
Ashes - dry 570- 650   Limestone 2.3 - 2.7 1.94 - 2.28
Asphalt, crushed 721   Marble 2.4 - 2.7 2.02 - 2.28
Babbitt 7272   Mica, schist 2.5 - 2.9 2.09 - 2.43
Bagasse 120   Quartzite 2.6 - 2.8 2.19 - 2.36
Bakelite, solid 1362   Rhyolite 2.4 - 2.6 2.02 - 2.19
Baking powder 721   Rock Salt 2.5 - 2.6 2.11 - 2.19
Barium 3780   Sandstone 2.2 - 2.8 1.85 - 2.36
Bark, wood refuse 240   Shale 2.4 - 2.8 2.02 - 2.36
Barley 609   Slate 2.7 - 2.8 2.28 - 2.36
Barite, crushed 2883   Talc 2.6 - 2.8 2.19 - 2.36
Basalt, broken 1954   Density (in lb/cu ft.) = SG X 62.4
Basalt, solid 3011   Density (SI units) = SG X Density of water
Bauxite, crushed 1281   (1.0 g/cc or 1000 kg/cubic metre)
Beans, castor 577        
Beans, cocoa 593        
Beans, navy 801   Specific Gravity and Porosity of Various Rock Types
Beans, soy 721   Rock Type Specific Gravity Porosity %
Beeswax 961   (gm/cc)
Beets 721   Granite 2.60 - 2.70 0.5 - 1.5
Bentonite 593   Dolerite 3.00 - 3.05 0.1 - 0.5
Bicarbonate of soda 689   Sandstone 2.00 - 2.60 5.0 - 25.0
Bismuth 9787   Shale 2.00 - 2.40 10.0 - 30.0
Bones, pulverized 881   Limestone 2.20 - 2.60 5.0 - 20.0
Borax, fine 849   Dolomite 2.50 - 2.60 1.0 - 5.0
Bran 256   Quartzite 2.65 0.1 - 0.5
Brewers grain 432        
Brick, common red 1922        
Brick, fire clay 2403        
Brick, silica 2050        
Brick, chrome 2803        
Brick, magnesia 2563        
Buckwheat 657        
Butter 865        
Cadmium 8650        
Calcium carbide 1201        
Caliche 1442        
Carbon, solid 2146        
Carbon, powdered 80        
Carbon dioxide 1.98        
Carbon monoxide 1.25        
Cardboard 689        
Cement - clinker 1290-1540        
Cement, Portland 1506        
Cement, mortar 2162        
Cement, slurry 1442        
Chalk, solid 2499        
Chalk, lumpy 1442        
Chalk, fine 1121        
Charcoal 208        
Chloroform 1522        
Chocolate, powder 641        
Chromic acid, flake 1201        
Chromium 6856        
Chromium ore 2162        
Cinders, furnace 913        
Cinders, Coal, ash 641        
Clay, dry excavated 1089        
Clay, wet excavated 1826        
Clay, dry lump 1073        
Clay, fire 1362        
Clay, wet lump 1602        
Clay, compacted 1746        
Clover seed 769        
Coal, Anthracite, solid 1506        
Coal, Anthracite, broken 1105        
Coal, Bituminous, solid 1346        
Coal, Bituminous, broken 833        
Cobaltite ( cobolt ore ) 6295        
Coconut, meal 513        
Coconut, shredded 352        
Coffee, fresh beans 561        
Coffee, roast beans 432        
Coke 570- 650        
Concrete, Asphalt 2243        
Concrete, Gravel 2403        
Concrete, Limestone with Portland 2371        
Copper ore 1940-2590        
Copper sulfate, ground 3604        
Copra, medium size 529        
Copra, meal, ground 641        
Copra, expeller cake ground 513        
Copra, expeller cake chopped 465        
Cork, solid 240        
Cork, ground 160        
Corn, on the cob 721        
Corn, shelled 721        
Corn, grits 673        
Cottonseed, dry, de-linted 561        
Cottonseed, dry, not de-linted 320        
Cottonseed, cake, lumpy 673        
Cottonseed, hulls 192        
Cottonseed, meal 593        
Cottonseed, meats 641        
Cottonwood 416        
Cryolite 1602        
Cullet 1602        
Culm 753        
Dolomite, solid 2899        
Dolomite, pulverized 737        
Dolomite, lumpy 1522        
Earth, loam, dry, excavated 1249        
Earth, moist, excavated 1442        
Earth, wet, excavated 1602        
Earth, dense 2002        
Earth, soft loose mud 1730        
Earth, packed 1522        
Earth, Fullers, raw 673        
Emery 4005        
Ether 737        
Feldspar, solid 2563        
Feldspar, pulverized 1233        
Fertilizer, acid phosphate 961        
Fish, scrap 721        
Fish, meal 593        
Flaxseed, whole 721        
Flint - silica 1390        
Flour, wheat 593        
Flue dust 1450-2020        
Fluorspar, solid 3204        
Fluorspar, lumps 1602        
Fluorspar, pulverized 1442        
Fullers Earth - raw or burnt 570- 730        
Galena ( lead ore ) 7400 - 7600        
Garbage, household rubbish 481        
Glass - broken or cullet 1290-1940        
Glass, window 2579        
Glue, animal, flaked 561        
Glue, vegetable, powdered 641        
Gluten, meal 625        
Gneiss, bed in place 2867        
Gneiss, broken 1858        
Granite, solid 2691        
Granite, broken 1650        
Graphite, flake 641        
Grain - Maize 760        
Grain - Barley 600        
Grain - Millet 760- 800        
Grain - Wheat 780- 800        
Gravel, loose, dry 1522        
Gravel, with sand, natural 1922        
Gravel, dry 1/4 to 2 inch 1682        
Gravel, wet 1/4 to 2 inch 2002        
Gummite ( uranium ore ) 3890 - 6400        
Gypsum, solid 2787        
Gypsum, broken 1290-1600        
Gypsum, crushed 1602        
Gypsum, pulverized 1121        
Halite (salt), solid 2323        
Halite (salt), broken 1506        
Hematite ( iron ore ) 5095 - 5205        
Hemimorphite ( zinc ore ) 3395 - 3490        
Hydrochloric acid 40% 1201        
Ice, solid 919        
Ice, crushed 593        
Ilmenite 2307        
Iridium 22154        
Iron ore - crushed 2100-2900        
Iron oxide pigment 400        
Iron Pyrites 2400        
Iron sulphate - pickling tank - dry 1200        
Iron sulphate - pickling tank - wet 1290        
Ivory 1842        
Kaolin, green crushed 1025        
Kaolin, pulverized 352        
Lead, rolled - see metals table 11389        
Lead, red 3684        
Lead, white pigment 4085        
Leather 945        
Lignite, dry 801        
Lime, quick, lump 849        
Lime, quick, fine 1201        
Lime, stone, large 2691        
Lime, stone, lump 1538        
Lime, hydrated 481        
Lime, wet or mortar 1540        
Limonite, solid 3796        
Limonite, broken 2467        
Limestone, solid 2611        
Limestone, broken 1554        
Limestone, pulverized 1394        
Linseed, whole 753        
Linseed, meal 513        
Locust, dry 705        
Magnesite, solid 3011        
Magnesium oxide 1940        
Magnesium sulphate, crystal 1121        
Magnetite, solid ( iron ore ) 5046        
Magnetite, broken 3284        
Malachite ( copper ore ) 3750 - 3960        
Malt 336        
Manganese, solid 7609        
Manganese oxide 1922        
Manure 400        
Marble, solid 2563        
Marble, broken 1570        
Marl, wet, excavated 2243        
Mica, solid 2883        
Mica, broken 1602        
Mica - flake 520        
Mica - powder 986        
Milk, powdered 449        
Molybdenum ore 1600        
Mortar, wet 2403        
Mud, packed 1906        
Mud, fluid 1730        
Nickel ore 1600        
Nickel, rolled 8666        
Nickel silver 8442        
Nitric acid, 91% 1506        
Nitrogen 1.26        
Oak, red 705        
Oats 432        
Oats, rolled 304        
Oil cake 785        
Oil, linseed 942        
Oil, petroleum 881        
Oxygen 1.43        
Oyster shells, ground 849        
Paper, standard 1201