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    Soil and rock densities are provided in grams per cubic centimeter. Sandy soils like sand and sandy loam have higher densities around 1.52 and 1.44 g/cm3 respectively, while denser clay soils have lower densities near 1.2 g/cm3. Common rocks range from around 2 g/cm3 for softer shale to over 5 g/cm3 for the dense mineral pyrite, with gold having an extremely high density of 19.3 g/cm3.

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    Most used soil and rocks, find the densities here! Used for engineering and geology reports.

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    Soil and rock densities are provided in grams per cubic centimeter. Sandy soils like sand and sandy loam have higher densities around 1.52 and 1.44 g/cm3 respectively, while denser clay soils have lower densities near 1.2 g/cm3. Common rocks range from around 2 g/cm3 for softer shale to over 5 g/cm3 for the dense mineral pyrite, with gold having an extremely high density of 19.3 g/cm3.

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    Soil and rock densities are provided in grams per cubic centimeter. Sandy soils like sand and sandy loam have higher densities around 1.52 and 1.44 g/cm3 respectively, while denser clay soils have lower densities near 1.2 g/cm3. Common rocks range from around 2 g/cm3 for softer shale to over 5 g/cm3 for the dense mineral pyrite, with gold having an extremely high density of 19.3 g/cm3.

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    Density of Soils and Rocks

    Soil Type Density/g/cm3


    1.52
    sand
    1.44
    sandy loam
    1.36
    loam
    1.28
    silt loam
    1.28
    clay loam
    1.20
    clay
    2.793.14
    amphibolite
    2.722.84
    dolomite
    2.592.84
    gneiss
    1.552.75
    limestone
    2.672.75
    marble
    2.733.19
    schist
    2.062.67
    shale
    2.722.84
    slate
    5.0
    pyrite
    19.3
    gold

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