This document lists common rock types and their typical resistivity ranges in ohm-meters. Topsoil and loose sand have low resistivities between 50-5000 ohm-meters while most common rocks like sandstone, limestone, and granite have higher resistivities from 100-100,000 ohm-meters. Ore minerals vary widely in resistivity with pyrite and pyrrhotite on the low end below 100 ohm-meters and hematite and sphalerite able to reach over 1,000,000 ohm-meters.
This document lists common rock types and their typical resistivity ranges in ohm-meters. Topsoil and loose sand have low resistivities between 50-5000 ohm-meters while most common rocks like sandstone, limestone, and granite have higher resistivities from 100-100,000 ohm-meters. Ore minerals vary widely in resistivity with pyrite and pyrrhotite on the low end below 100 ohm-meters and hematite and sphalerite able to reach over 1,000,000 ohm-meters.
This document lists common rock types and their typical resistivity ranges in ohm-meters. Topsoil and loose sand have low resistivities between 50-5000 ohm-meters while most common rocks like sandstone, limestone, and granite have higher resistivities from 100-100,000 ohm-meters. Ore minerals vary widely in resistivity with pyrite and pyrrhotite on the low end below 100 ohm-meters and hematite and sphalerite able to reach over 1,000,000 ohm-meters.