Typical density ranges for some other rock types

rock type density (grams per cubic cm)

amphibolite 2.79–3.14

andesite glass 2.40–2.57

anhydrite 2.82–2.93

anorthosite 2.64–2.92

basalt glass 2.70–2.85

chalk 2.23

dolomite 2.72–2.84

dunite 2.98–3.76

eclogite 3.32–3.45

gneiss 2.59–2.84

granodiorite 2.67–2.78

limestone 1.55–2.75

marble 2.67–2.75

norite 2.72–3.02

peridotite 3.15–3.28

quartzite 2.65

rock salt 2.10–2.20

schist 2.73–3.19

shale 2.06–2.67

slate 2.72–2.84

Source: After data from R.A. Daly, G.E. Manger, and S.P. Clark, Jr. (1966); A.F. Birch (1966); F. Press (1966); and R.N. Schock, B.P. Bonner, and H. Louis (1974) in Robert S. Carmichael, ed., Handbook of Physical Properties of Rocks, vol. III, CRC Press, Inc. (1984).