Rock Density Tables
| Min | Max | Mean | Standard Deviation | Type | Verification | Location | Reference |
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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. |
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2600 |
Limestone, sandstone, and schist |
'Falknis' nappe |
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2500 |
Limestone |
'Sulzfluh' nappe |
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2400 |
Chert and marl |
'Arosa' zone |
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2600 |
Limestone (Muschelkalk) and dolomite |
Sediment of the 'Geisberg' area |
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2900 |
Gneiss, amphibolite, and limestone |
'Madrisa' zone |
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2400 |
Dolomite and limestone |
'Lechtal' nappe |
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2950 |
Amphibolite, ophiolite, and gneiss |
'Silvretta' nappe |
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2750 |
Quartzite-bearing gneiss and granite gneiss |
'Silvretta' nappe |
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2750 |
Mica schist |
'Silvretta' nappe |
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2650 |
Biotite-bearing gneiss |
'Silvretta' nappe |
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3000 |
Serpentine, calcite, and amphibolite |
Ophiolites in the Penninic zone |
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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 |
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2000 |
3160 |
2691 |
133 |
ARGILLITE |
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1780 |
3060 |
2768 |
162 |
BASALT |
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1540 |
3000 |
2291 |
295 |
BRECCIA |
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2240 |
2740 |
2564 |
162 |
CHERT |
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1920 |
2450 |
2067 |
171 |
CLAY |
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1520 |
2420 |
2067 |
235 |
CLAYSTONE |
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1130 |
2100 |
1712 |
461 |
COAL |
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2110 |
3000 |
2570 |
159 |
CONGLOMERATE |
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1940 |
2700 |
2402 |
175 |
DACITE |
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1390 |
1720 |
1528 |
141 |
DIATOMITE |
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2430 |
3160 |
2797 |
119 |
DIORITE |
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2360 |
3040 |
2749 |
146 |
DOLERITE |
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2260 |
3340 |
2884 |
147 |
GABBRO |
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1830 |
3150 |
2812 |
179 |
GNEISS |
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2330 |
2940 |
2640 |
77 |
GRANITE |
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2530 |
2940 |
2681 |
70 |
GRANODIORITE |
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2530 |
3000 |
2765 |
332 |
GRANULITE |
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1870 |
2580 |
2309 |
266 |
GRAVEL |
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2210 |
2520 |
2365 |
168 |
GREENSAND |
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2620 |
3130 |
2923 |
133 |
GREENSCHIST |
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2090 |
2940 |
2639 |
100 |
GREYWACKE |
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2590 |
3080 |
2800 |
143 |
HORNFELS |
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1240 |
2620 |
2125 |
247 |
IGNIMBRITE |
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2650 |
3390 |
2910 |
177 |
LAMPROPHYRE |
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2540 |
2820 |
2680 |
93 |
LAVA |
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1210 |
1670 |
1390 |
204 |
LIGNITE |
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1890 |
3010 |
2484 |
211 |
LIMESTONE |
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2510 |
3140 |
2716 |
117 |
MARBLE |
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2760 |
3150 |
2955 |
124 |
METAVOLCANIC |
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1320 |
2870 |
2204 |
301 |
MUDSTONE |
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2620 |
2930 |
2757 |
91 |
MYLONITE |
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2340 |
3340 |
3093 |
225 |
PERIDOTITE |
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2470 |
2630 |
2536 |
70 |
PHONOLITE |
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1150 |
2230 |
1719 |
310 |
PUMICE |
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1130 |
2350 |
1986 |
512 |
PYROCLASTIC |
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2240 |
3330 |
3122 |
218 |
PYROXENITE |
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2490 |
2780 |
2612 |
73 |
QUARTZITE |
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1360 |
2740 |
2207 |
225 |
RHYOLITE |
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1690 |
3220 |
2048 |
351 |
SAND |
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1510 |
3000 |
2463 |
266 |
SANDSTONE |
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2120 |
3100 |
2732 |
115 |
SCHIST |
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2240 |
3270 |
2634 |
219 |
SERPENTINITE |
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1610 |
2730 |
2335 |
190 |
SHALE |
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1720 |
2160 |
1979 |
140 |
SILT |
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1360 |
2880 |
2347 |
283 |
SILTSTONE |
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2500 |
2520 |
2510 |
14 |
SINTER |
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2500 |
3090 |
2863 |
121 |
SPILITE |
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2440 |
2860 |
2719 |
145 |
SYENITE |
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1580 |
1750 |
1637 |
98 |
TEPHRA |
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2170 |
2950 |
2591 |
182 |
TRACHYTE |
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1410 |
2940 |
2113 |
289 |
TUFF |
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2750 |
4130 |
3288 |
517 |
ULTRAMAFIC |
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1480 |
3090 |
2362 |
471 |
VOLCANICS |
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1320 |
2950 |
2195 |
358 |
VOLCANIC BRECCIA |