Rock Density Table |
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Min | Max | Mean | Standard Deviation | Type | Verification | Location | Reference |
| | 2400 | | Slate, marl, and sandstone | parameters estimated on the basis of land-cover map in combination with published data (Montafon region, Austria) | ‘Praetigau’ flysch—‘Gempi’ slice | Dorren, L., and Seijmonsbergen, A.C. (2003) "Comparison of three GIS-based models for predicting rockfall runout zones at a regional scale". Geomorphology. 56: 49-64. |
| | 2600 | | Limestone, sandstone, and schist | ‘Falknis’ nappe |
| | 2500 | | Limestone | ‘Sulzfluh’ nappe |
| | 2400 | | Chert and marl | ‘Arosa’ zone |
| | 2600 | | Limestone (Muschelkalk) and dolomite | Sediment of the ‘Geisberg’ area |
| | 2900 | | Gneiss, amphibolite, and limestone | ‘Madrisa’ zone |
| | 2400 | | Dolomite and limestone | ‘Lechtal’ nappe |
| | 2950 | | Amphibolite, ophiolite, and gneiss | ‘Silvretta’ nappe |
| | 2750 | | Quartzite-bearing gneiss and granite gneiss | ‘Silvretta’ nappe |
| | 2750 | | Mica schist | ‘Silvretta’ nappe |
| | 2650 | | Biotite-bearing gneiss | ‘Silvretta’ nappe |
| | 3000 | | Serpentine, calcite, and amphibolite | Ophiolites in the Penninic zone |
2630 | 3100 | 2892 | 115 | AMPHIBOLITE | PETLAB database | New Zealand | Tenzer, R., Sirguey, P., Rattenbury, M., and Nicolson, J. (2011) "A digital rock density map of New Zealand". Computers & Geosciences. 37:1181-1191. |
1560 | 2990 | 2565 | 170 | ANDESITE |
2000 | 3160 | 2691 | 133 | ARGILLITE |
1780 | 3060 | 2768 | 162 | BASALT |
1540 | 3000 | 2291 | 295 | BRECCIA |
2240 | 2740 | 2564 | 162 | CHERT |
1920 | 2450 | 2067 | 171 | CLAY |
1520 | 2420 | 2067 | 235 | CLAYSTONE |
1130 | 2100 | 1712 | 461 | COAL |
2110 | 3000 | 2570 | 159 | CONGLOMERATE |
1940 | 2700 | 2402 | 175 | DACITE |
1390 | 1720 | 1528 | 141 | DIATOMITE |
2430 | 3160 | 2797 | 119 | DIORITE |
2360 | 3040 | 2749 | 146 | DOLERITE |
2260 | 3340 | 2884 | 147 | GABBRO |
1830 | 3150 | 2812 | 179 | GNEISS |
2330 | 2940 | 2640 | 77 | GRANITE |
2530 | 2940 | 2681 | 70 | GRANODIORITE |
2530 | 3000 | 2765 | 332 | GRANULITE |
1870 | 2580 | 2309 | 266 | GRAVEL |
2210 | 2520 | 2365 | 168 | GREENSAND |
2620 | 3130 | 2923 | 133 | GREENSCHIST |
2090 | 2940 | 2639 | 100 | GREYWACKE |
2590 | 3080 | 2800 | 143 | HORNFELS |
1240 | 2620 | 2125 | 247 | IGNIMBRITE |
2650 | 3390 | 2910 | 177 | LAMPROPHYRE |
2540 | 2820 | 2680 | 93 | LAVA |
1210 | 1670 | 1390 | 204 | LIGNITE |
1890 | 3010 | 2484 | 211 | LIMESTONE |
2510 | 3140 | 2716 | 117 | MARBLE |
2760 | 3150 | 2955 | 124 | METAVOLCANIC |
1320 | 2870 | 2204 | 301 | MUDSTONE |
2620 | 2930 | 2757 | 91 | MYLONITE |
2340 | 3340 | 3093 | 225 | PERIDOTITE |
2470 | 2630 | 2536 | 70 | PHONOLITE |
1150 | 2230 | 1719 | 310 | PUMICE |
1130 | 2350 | 1986 | 512 | PYROCLASTIC |
2240 | 3330 | 3122 | 218 | PYROXENITE |
2490 | 2780 | 2612 | 73 | QUARTZITE |
1360 | 2740 | 2207 | 225 | RHYOLITE |
1690 | 3220 | 2048 | 351 | SAND |
1510 | 3000 | 2463 | 266 | SANDSTONE |
2120 | 3100 | 2732 | 115 | SCHIST |
2240 | 3270 | 2634 | 219 | SERPENTINITE |
1610 | 2730 | 2335 | 190 | SHALE |
1720 | 2160 | 1979 | 140 | SILT |
1360 | 2880 | 2347 | 283 | SILTSTONE |
2500 | 2520 | 2510 | 14 | SINTER |
2500 | 3090 | 2863 | 121 | SPILITE |
2440 | 2860 | 2719 | 145 | SYENITE |
1580 | 1750 | 1637 | 98 | TEPHRA |
2170 | 2950 | 2591 | 182 | TRACHYTE |
1410 | 2940 | 2113 | 289 | TUFF |
2750 | 4130 | 3288 | 517 | ULTRAMAFIC |
1480 | 3090 | 2362 | 471 | VOLCANICS |
1320 | 2950 | 2195 | 358 | VOLCANIC BRECCIA |