List of indices of refraction
The factual accuracy of this article is disputed: see talk:List of indices of refraction.Here is a list of indices of refraction values of some common materials.
| Material | index of refraction | |
|---|---|---|
| Acetone | 1.36 | |
| Actinolite | 1.618 | |
| Agalmatoite | 1.550 | |
| Agate | 1.544 | |
| Agate, Moss | 1.540 | |
| Air | 1.0002926 | |
| Alcohol | 1.329 | |
| Alexandrite | 1.745 | |
| Aluminum | 1.44 | |
| Amber | 1.546 | |
| Amblygonite | 1.611 | |
| Amethyst | 1.544 | |
| Anatase | 2.490 | |
| Andalusite | 1.641 | |
| Anhydrite | 1.571 | |
| Apatite | 1.632 | |
| Apophyllite | 1.536 | |
| Aquamarine | 1.577 | |
| Aragonite | 1.530 | |
| Argon | 1.000281 | |
| Asphalt | 1.635 | |
| Augelite | 1.574 | |
| Axinite | 1.675 | |
| Azurite | 1.730 | |
| Barite | 1.636 | |
| Barytocalcite | 1.684 | |
| Benitoite | 1.757 | |
| Benzene | 1.501 | |
| Beryl | 1.577 | |
| Beryllonite | 1.553 | |
| Brazilianite | 1.603 | |
| Bronze (liq) | 1.18 | |
| Brownite | 1.567 | |
| Calcite | 1.486 | |
| Calspar | 1.486 | |
| Cancrinite | 1.491 | |
| Carbon Dioxide (gas) | 1.000449 | |
| Carbon Disulfide | 1.628 | |
| Carbon Tetrachloride | 1.460 | |
| Cassiterite | 1.997 | |
| Celestite | 1.622 | |
| Cerussite | 1.804 | |
| Ceylanite | 1.770 | |
| Chalcedony | 1.530 | |
| Chalk | 1.510 | |
| Chalybite | 1.630 | |
| Chlorine (gas) | 1.000768 | |
| Chlorine (liq) | 1.385 | |
| Chrome Green | 2.4 | |
| Chrome Red | 2.42 | |
| Chrome Yellow | 2.31 | |
| Chromium | 2.97 | |
| Chrysoberyl | 1.745 | |
| Chrysocolla | 1.500 | |
| Chrysoprase | 1.534 | |
| Citrine | 1.550 | |
| Clinozoisite | 1.724 | |
| Cobalt Blue | 1.74 | |
| Cobalt Green | 1.97 | |
| Cobalt Violet | 1.71 | |
| Colemanite | 1.675 | |
| Copper | 1.675 | |
| Copper Oxide | 1.675 | |
| Coral | 1.486 | |
| Cordierite | 1.540 | |
| Corundum | 1.766 | |
| Crocoite | 2.310 | |
| Crystal | 2.00 | |
| Cuprite | 2.850 | |
| Danburite | 1.633 | |
| Diamond | 2.417 | |
| Diopside | 1.680 | |
| Dolomite | 1.503 | |
| Dumortierite | 1.686 | |
| Ebonite | 1.66 | |
| Ekanite | 1.600 | |
| Elaeolite | 1.532 | |
| Emerald | 1.576 | |
| Enstatite | 1.663 | |
| Epidote | 1.733 | |
| Ethanol | 1.36 | |
| Ethyl Alcohol | 1.36 | |
| Euclase | 1.652 | |
| Fabulite | 2.409 | |
| Fluoride | 1.56 | |
| Fluorite | 1.434 | |
| Formica | 1.47 | |
| Gaylussite | 1.517 | |
| Glass | 1.51714 | |
| Glycerine | 1.473 | |
| Gold | 0.47 | |
| Hambergite | 1.559 | |
| Hauynite | 1.502 | |
| Helium | 1.000036 | |
| Hematite | 2.940 | |
| Hemimorphite | 1.614 | |
| Hiddenite | 1.655 | |
| Howlite | 1.586 | |
| Hydrogen (gas) | 1.000140 | |
| Hydrogen (liq) | 1.0974 | |
| Hypersthene | 1.670 | |
| Ice | 1.309 | |
| Idocrase | 1.713 | |
| Iodine Crystal | 3.34 | |
| Iolite | 1.548 | |
| Iron | 1.51 | |
| Ivory | 1.540 | |
| Jade, Nephrite | 1.610 | |
| Jadeite | 1.665 | |
| Jasper | 1.540 | |
| Jet | 1.660 | |
| Kornerupine | 1.665 | |
| Kunzite | 1.655 | |
| Kyanite | 1.715 | |
| Lapis Gem | 1.500 | |
| Lapis Lazuli | 1.61 | |
| Lazulite | 1.615 | |
| Lead | 2.01 | |
| Leucite | 1.509 | |
| Magnesite | 1.515 | |
| Malachite | 1.655 | |
| Meerschaum | 1.530 | |
| Mercury (liq) | 1.62 | |
| Methanol | 1.329 | |
| Moldavite | 1.500 | |
| Moonstone, Adularia | 1.525 | |
| Moonstone, Albite | 1.535 | |
| Natrolite | 1.480 | |
| Nephrite | 1.600 | |
| Nitrogen (gas) | 1.000297 | |
| Nitrogen (liq) | 1.2053 | |
| Nylon | 1.53 | |
| Obsidian | 1.489 | |
| Olivine | 1.670 | |
| Onyx | 1.486 | |
| Opal | 1.450 | |
| Oxygen (gas) | 1.000276 | |
| Oxygen (liq) | 1.221 | |
| Painite | 1.787 | |
| Pearl | 1.530 | |
| Periclase | 1.740 | |
| Peridot | 1.654 | |
| Peristerite | 1.525 | |
| Petalite | 1.502 | |
| Phenakite | 1.650 | |
| Phosgenite | 2.117 | |
| Plastic | 1.460 | |
| Plexiglas | 1.50 | |
| Polystyrene | 1.55 | |
| Prase | 1.540 | |
| Prasiolite | 1.540 | |
| Prehnite | 1.610 | |
| Proustite | 2.790 | |
| Purpurite | 1.840 | |
| Pyrite | 1.810 | |
| Pyrope | 1.740 | |
| Quartz | 1.544 | |
| Rhodizite | 1.6 | |
| Rhodochrisite | 1.600 | |
| Rhodonite | 1.735 | |
| Rock Salt | 1.544 | |
| Rubber, Natural | 1.5191 | |
| Ruby | 1.760 | |
| Rutile | 2.62 | |
| Sanidine | 1.522 | |
| Sapphire | 1.760 | |
| Scapolite | 1.540 | |
| Scheelite | 1.920 | |
| Selenium, Amorphous | 2.92 | |
| Serpentine | 1.560 | |
| Shell | 1.530 | |
| Silicon | 4.24 | |
| Sillimanite | 1.658 | |
| Silver | 0.18 | |
| Sinhalite | 1.699 | |
| Smaragdite | 1.608 | |
| Smithsonite | 1.621 | |
| Sodalite | 1.483 | |
| Sodium Chloride | 1.544 | |
| Sphalerite | 2.368 | |
| Sphene | 1.885 | |
| Spinel | 1.712 | |
| Spodumene | 1.650 | |
| Staurolite | 1.739 | |
| Steatite | 1.539 | |
| Steel | 2.50 | |
| Stichtite | 1.520 | |
| Strontium Titanate | 2.410 | |
| Styrofoam | 1.595 | |
| Sulphur | 1.960 | |
| Synthetic Spinel | 1.730 | |
| Taaffeite | 1.720 | |
| Tantalite | 2.240 | |
| Tanzanite | 1.691 | |
| Teflon | 1.35 | |
| Thomsonite | 1.530 | |
| Tiger eye | 1.544 | |
| Topaz | 1.620 | |
| Tourmaline | 1.624 | |
| Tremolite | 1.600 | |
| Tugtupite | 1.496 | |
| Turpentine | 1.472 | |
| Turquoise | 1.610 | |
| Ulexite | 1.490 | |
| Uvarovite | 1.870 | |
| Variscite | 1.550 | |
| Vivianite | 1.580 | |
| Wardite | 1.590 | |
| Water (gas) | 1.000261 | |
| Water 100'C | 1.31819 | |
| Water 20'C' | 1.33335 | |
| Water 35'C | 1.33157 | |
| Willemite | 1.690 | |
| Witherite | 1.532 | |
| Wulfenite | 1.36 | |
| Zincite | 2.300 | |
| Zircon, High | 1.960 | |
| Zircon, Low | 1.800 | |
| Zirconia, Cubic | 2.170 |