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Lightest minerals by density

Ice0.9Ravatite1.1Hoelite1.4Birnessite1.5Oxammite1.5Phosphammite1.5Teschemacherite1.6Sassolite1.6Cadwaladerite1.7Epsomite1.7Antarcticite1.7Dashkovaite1.8Pentahydrite1.8Montmorillonite1.8Glushinskite1.9
#MineralDensityChemical formulaCrystal system
1Ice0.92 g/cm³H₂OHexagonal
2Ravatite1.11 g/cm³C₁₄H₁₀Monoclinic
3Hoelite1.42 g/cm³C₁₄H₈O₂Orthorhombic
4Birnessite1.50 g/cm³(Na,Ca,K)₀.₆(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·(H₂O)₁.₅—
5Oxammite1.50 g/cm³(NH₄)₂(C₂O₄)·H₂OOrthorhombic
6Phosphammite1.54 g/cm³(NH₄)₂(HPO₄)Monoclinic
7Teschemacherite1.61 g/cm³(NH₄)HCO₃Orthorhombic
8Sassolite1.65 g/cm³B(OH)₃Triclinic
9Cadwaladerite1.66 g/cm³AlCl(OH)₂·4H₂OCubic
10Epsomite1.67 g/cm³MgSO₄·7H₂OOrthorhombic
11Antarcticite1.72 g/cm³CaCl₂·6H₂OTrigonal
12Dashkovaite1.75 g/cm³Mg(HCOO)₂·2H₂OMonoclinic
13Pentahydrite1.76 g/cm³MgSO₄·5H₂OTriclinic
14Montmorillonite1.80 g/cm³(Na,Ca)₀.₃₃(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ * nH₂OMonoclinic
15Glushinskite1.85 g/cm³Mg(C₂O₄)·2H₂OMonoclinic
16Barberiite1.86 g/cm³NH₄BF₄Orthorhombic
17Kafehydrocyanite1.98 g/cm³—Tetragonal
18Ameghinite1.99 g/cm³NaB₃O₃(OH)₄Monoclinic
19Sylvite1.99 g/cm³KClCubic
20Evansite2.00 g/cm³Al₃PO₄(OH)₆·6H₂OAmorphous
21Gaylussite2.00 g/cm³Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂·5H₂OMonoclinic
22Bararite2.01 g/cm³(NH₄)₂SiF₆Trigonal
23Cryptohalite2.01 g/cm³(NH₄)₂SiF₆Cubic
24Nickelhexahydrite2.07 g/cm³Ni(SO₄)(H₂O)₆Monoclinic
25Clinometaborite2.10 g/cm³HBO₂Monoclinic
26Iowaite2.10 g/cm³Mg₆Fe³⁺₂(OH)₁₆Cl₂·4H₂OHexagonal
27Kainite2.10 g/cm³KMg(SO₄)Cl·3H₂OMonoclinic
28Lindbergite2.10 g/cm³MnC₂O₄·2H₂OMonoclinic
29Metaborite2.10 g/cm³HBO₂Cubic
30Minguzzite2.11 g/cm³K₃Fe³⁺(C₂O₄)₃·3H₂OMonoclinic
31Lechatelierite2.12 g/cm³SiO₂Amorphous
32Zugshunstite-(Ce)2.12 g/cm³CeAl(C₂O₄)(SO₄)₂·12H₂OMonoclinic
33Graphite2.16 g/cm³CHexagonal
34Levinsonite-(Y)2.18 g/cm³YAl(SO₄)₂(C₂O₄)·12H₂OMonoclinic
35Nitre2.19 g/cm³KNO₃Orthorhombic
36Leonite2.20 g/cm³K₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O—
37Colimaite2.21 g/cm³K₃VS₄Orthorhombic
38Halite2.22 g/cm³NaClCubic
39Flinteite2.23 g/cm³K₂ZnCl₄Orthorhombic
40Kalicinite2.23 g/cm³KHCO₃Monoclinic
41Saltonseaite2.25 g/cm³K₃NaMnCl₆Trigonal
42Galeaclolusite2.27 g/cm³Al₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₉(H₂O)₄·8H₂OOrthorhombic
43Chloromagnesite2.28 g/cm³MgCl₂Hexagonal
44Nahcolite2.30 g/cm³NaHCO₃Monoclinic
45Portlandite2.30 g/cm³Ca(OH)₂Trigonal
46Gypsum2.32 g/cm³CaSO₄·2H₂OMonoclinic
47Natroxalate2.32 g/cm³Na₂(C₂O₄)Monoclinic
48Metavauxite2.35 g/cm³Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ * 8H₂OMonoclinic
49Nitratine2.35 g/cm³NaNO₃Trigonal
50Rinneite2.35 g/cm³K³NaFe²⁺Cl₆—
51Huemulite2.36 g/cm³Na₄Mg(V₁₀O₂₈)·24H₂OTriclinic
52Jadarite2.37 g/cm³LiNaB₃SiO₇(OH)Monoclinic
53Mercallite2.37 g/cm³KHSO₄Orthorhombic
54Hambergite2.38 g/cm³Be₂BO₃(OH)Orthorhombic
55Archerite2.39 g/cm³H₂KPO₄Tetragonal
56Wegscheiderite2.40 g/cm³Na₅H₃(CO₃)₄Triclinic
57Liebigite2.41 g/cm³Ca₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·11H₂OOrthorhombic
58Cordierite2.42 g/cm³Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈Orthorhombic
59Indialite2.42 g/cm³Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)Hexagonal
60Ussingite2.42 g/cm³Na₂AlSi₃O₈(OH)Triclinic
61Panichiite2.45 g/cm³(NH₄)₂SnCl₆Cubic
62Barentsite2.46 g/cm³Na₇Al(HCO₃)₂(CO₃)₂F₄Triclinic
63Brucite2.46 g/cm³Mg(OH)₂Trigonal
64Kokchetavite2.46 g/cm³K(AlSi₃O₈)Hexagonal
65Liebermannite2.46 g/cm³KAlSi₃O₈Tetragonal
66Microcline2.46 g/cm³KAlSi₃O₈Triclinic
67Orthoclase2.46 g/cm³K(AlSi₃O₈)Monoclinic
68Sanidine2.46 g/cm³KAlSi₃O₈Monoclinic
69Tugtupite2.46 g/cm³Na₄BeAlSi₄O₁₂ClTetragonal
70Ivsite2.47 g/cm³Na₃H(SO₄)₂Monoclinic
71Aerinite2.48 g/cm³(Ca,Na)₆(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg,Al)₄(Al,Mg)₆Si₁₂O₃₆(OH)₁₂(CO₃)·12H₂O—
72Dawsonite2.48 g/cm³NaAl(CO₃)(OH)₂Orthorhombic
73Jarandolite2.48 g/cm³CaB₃O₄(OH)₃Monoclinic
74Alvanite2.49 g/cm³ZnAl₄(V(V)O₃)₂(OH)₁₂·2H₂OMonoclinic
75Antigorite2.49 g/cm³Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄Monoclinic
76Chrysotile2.49 g/cm³Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄Orthorhombic
77Lizardite2.49 g/cm³Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄Monoclinic
78Nahpoite2.49 g/cm³Na₂HPO₄Monoclinic
79Nalipoite2.49 g/cm³NaLi₂PO₄Orthorhombic
80Ye'elimite2.52 g/cm³Ca₄Al₆O₁₂(SO₄)Cubic
81Griceite2.53 g/cm³LiFCubic
82Arsenuranospathite2.54 g/cm³Al(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂F·20H₂OOrthorhombic
83Bertrandite2.54 g/cm³Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂Orthorhombic
84Kaliophilite2.54 g/cm³KAlSiO₄Hexagonal
85Kalsilite2.54 g/cm³KAlSiO₄Hexagonal
86Megakalsilite2.54 g/cm³KAlSiO₄Hexagonal
87Vermiculite2.55 g/cm³Mg₀.₇(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ * 8H₂OMonoclinic
88Carobbiite2.58 g/cm³KFCubic
89Kogarkoite2.58 g/cm³Na₃SO₄FMonoclinic
90Oldhamite2.58 g/cm³CaSCubic
91Trinepheline2.58 g/cm³NaAlSiO₄Hexagonal
92Albrechtschraufite2.60 g/cm³MgCa₄F₂[UO₂(CO₃)₃]₂·17-18H₂OTriclinic
93Milarite2.60 g/cm³KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂O₃₀)·nH₂OHexagonal
94Chkalovite2.61 g/cm³Na₂BeSi₂O₆—
95Natrosilite2.61 g/cm³Na₂Si₂O₅Monoclinic
96Avogadrite2.63 g/cm³KBF₄Orthorhombic
97Coesite2.63 g/cm³SiO₂Monoclinic
98Cristobalite2.63 g/cm³SiO₂Tetragonal
99Fairchildite2.63 g/cm³K₂Ca(CO₃)₂Hexagonal
100Keatite2.63 g/cm³SiO₂Tetragonal

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