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Solid substance refractive index

Refractive index of some solid substances:

Most of the (mineral) compositions listed in the table below come from natural sources, their chemical composition may vary, and many raw materials are anisotropic. The effects of all or one of them lead to a range of indicated refractive index values; the surface roughness of non-transparent particles is usually calculated assuming that the imaginary part of the refractive index ranges from 0.01i to 0.1i. Thus, in the table below, the materials with asterisks (*) do not provide the value of the imaginary part of the refractive index in the literature, and the imaginary part of the refractive index is selected within the range of 0.01i to 0.1i.

nameEnglish nameChemical formula/Characteristic descriptionRefractive index
Realimaginary part
AcetyleneAcetylene soot
1.56-1.990.3-0.5
Aventurine (feldspar)Feldrpar
1.532-1.542*
Aventurine (Quartz)Quartz
1.544-1.553*
Shoushan stone, steatiteAgalmatoite
1.55*
agateAgateSiOn1.544-1.553*
PyromanganeseAlabanditeMnS2.7*
AlbiteAlbiteNaAlSi3O81.525-1.536*
AlexandriteAlexandriteBeAl2O41.744-1.755*
Aluminum oxideAluminaAl2O31.765*
Aluminum oxideAluminaAl2O31.7*
AlumiteAluminum
1.46-1.47*
aluminumaluminumAl1.483.9
aluminum chlorideAluminum chloride chloride chlorideAlCl3.6H2O1.56*
Al2Cl6
Aluminum oxideAluminum oxideAl2O31.768*
Aluminum oxideAluminum oxideAl2O3.H2O1.624*
alum stonealunite(K.Na)Al3(SO4)2(OH)61.57-1.59*
amazonite, green feldsparamazonite
1.525*
amethystamethystSiO2.nH2O1.533-1.553*
Aluminum Ammonium SulfateAmmonium aluminum sulfateNH4Al(SO4)2.12H2O1.459*
calcium ammonium phosphateAmmonium calcium phosphatNH4CaPaO4.7H2O1.561*
ammonium chlorideAmmonium chlorideNH4Cl1.642*
ammonium bicarbonateAmmonium HydrocarbonateNH4HCO31.423*
ammonium hydrogen tartrateammonium hydroditrateNH4HC4H4O61.561*
ammonium bisulfateAmmonium hydrosulfateNH4H2SO41.473*
Ammonium HydrosulfideAmmonium hydrosulfideNH4HS1.74*
ammonium nitrateAmmonium nitrateNH4NO31.41*
AnalciteanalciteNaAl2Si2O8H2O1.48-1.49*
AnataseanataseTiO22.49-2.56*
AnhydriteanhydriteCaSO41.57-1.61*
lead sulfate oreangle sitePbsO41.87*
sugar (sucrose)Sugar (sucrose)
1.54*
starchStarch
1.53*
carbon black, sootSoot
1.70.7
Zirconium silicateZirconium silicate
1.97*
Silicon carbideSilicon carbideSiC2.64-2.65*
silverSilverAg0.219.5
sapphireSapphireAl2O31.764*
shellShell
1.53-1.686*
Quartz, crystalQuartzSiOn1.54-1.55*
Quartz, crystalQuartza-SiO21.45-1.47*
natural silicaQuartzSiO21.55*
Quartz, Crystal VioletQuartz
1.544-1.553*
Quartz, crystal whitequartz
1.544-1.553*
Green QuartzQrase
1.54-1.553*
Magnesium oxide (periclase)periclaseMgO1.735*
niobiumNiobiumNb2.89*
Titanium dioxideOctahedrite anataseTiO22.554*
orthoclaseorthoclaseKAlSi3O81.52-1.54*
meerschaumMeerschaum
1.53*
MicaMica
1.53-1.70*
Silicon carbideMoissaniteSic2.65-2.69*
Magnesium silicateMagnesium silicate
1.65*
ChaliteLanarkitePbSO4.PbO1.93*
magnesium carbonateLansforditeMgCO3.5H2O1.456*
lead dioxideLead dioxidePbO22.3*
lead persulfateLead dithionatePbS2O6.4H2O1.635*
silicaLechatelieriteSiO21.45*
lime, calcium oxidelimeCaO1.838*
illite, clayIllite (clay)
1.54-1.61*
iridiumIridiumIr2.4*
ironironFe2.8*
Iron sulfateIron sulfateFe2(SO4)31.814*
black marbleJet
1.66*
Aluminum Potassium SulfatekaliniteKAl(SO4)2.12H2O1.454*
ceramic clayKaolin clay
1.64*
Kaolinite (clay)kaoliniteAl4Si4O10(OH)81.53-1.57*
graphiteGraphiteC1.80.6-0.8
hafniumHafniumf3.64*
Sodium chlorideHaliteNaCl1.544*
black manganese oreHausmanniteMn3O42.46*
HydromagnesiteHydromagnesite
1.527*
ice, cylinder iceIce cylinders
1.308*
Garnet, CarborundumGarnet
1.71-1.89*
Glassglass
1.44-1.9*
borosilicate glassGlass borosilicateNIST-SRM 18201.487*
Bisilicate water stone glassGlass heavy silicate flint
1.65*
soda lime glassGlass soda limeNIST-SRM 18221.529*
Super heavy silicate flint glassGlass very Heavy Silicate Flint
1.89*
goldgoldAu0.312.7
copperCopperCu0.47*
CuproseCuprite
2.705*
Copper chlorideCopper chloride (ous)Cu2O1.495*
Tin oxidecussiteriteSnO21.977*
diamond, diamondDiamondC2.41-2.42*
Fang JingCristoatiteSiO21.48*
dolomite, marbledolomiteCaMg(CO3)21.50-1.68*
green calciteChloirocalciteKCI.CaCI1.52*
chromiumChromiumCr1.8*
calcium fluorideCalcium fluorideCaF21.434*
Gypsum (Anhydrite)CALCIUM SULFATECaSO41.569*
carbon blackCarbon blackC1.6-2.0*
CelluloseCellulose
1.54*
boric acidBoracio acidH3BO31.337-1.462*
boron oxideBoron oxideB2O31.63*
BoraxBoraxNa2B4O7.10H2O1.45-1.47*
boric acidBoric acidHBO21.62*
Brucite Magnesium HydroxidebruciteMg(OH)21.56-1.60*
方解石CalciteCaCO31.49-1.66*
碳酸钙Calcium carbonateCaCO31.486-1.681*
水纤菱镁矿ArtiniteMfCO3.Mg(OH)2.3H2O1.489*
光彩石augelite
1.574-1.588*
蓝铜矿azurite2CuCO3Cu(OH)21.73*
二氧化锆BaddeleyiteZrO22.17*
重晶石、硫酸钡BariteBaSO41.64-1.65*
醋酸钡Barium acetateBa(C2H3O2)2.H2O1.52*
氯化钡Barium chlorideBaCl21.73*
过二硫酸钡Barium dithionateBa(SO3)2.2H2O1.58*
氟化钡Barium fluorideBaF21.473*
氧化钡Barium oxideBaO1.9*
硒化钡Barium selenideBaSe2.26*
硫化钡Barium sulfideBaS2.15*
钛酸钡Barium titanateBaTrO32.4*
铬酸钡Barium yellowBaCrO41.94-1.98*
碳酸钡WitheriteBaCO31.53-1.68*
硅酸钙wollastoniteCaSiO31.62-1.65*
硫化锌wurtziteZnS2.35*
酵母yeast
1.49-1.53*
硫酸钇Yttrium sulfateY2(SO4)8.8H2O1.543*
硼酸锌Zinc borate
1.59*
醋酸锌Zinc acetateZn(C2H3O2)2.2H2O1.494*
氯化锌Zinc chlorideZnCl21.681*
氧化锌Zinc oxideZnO2.029*
硒化锌Zinc selenideZnSe2.599*
红锌矿zincite
2.008*
硅酸锆，锆石ziconZr(NO3)4.5H2O1.92-2.02*
二氧化钛Titanium dioxideTiO22.6-2.9*
四氯化钛Titanium tetrachlorideTiCl41.61*
钛（多晶）titaniumTi2.01*
黄玉（矿）topazAl2SiO3(OH,F)21.61-1.64*
电石tourmaline
1.616-1.652*
透闪石tremolite
1.6-1.62*
氧化硅tridymiteSiO1.469*
钨tungstenW3.54*
钒vanadiumV2.31*
磷铝石variscite
1.55-1.59*
碳酸钙vateriteCaCO31.55-1.65*
蓝铁矿vivianiteCu(C2H3O2)2.H2O1.58-1.627*
蜂蜡Beeswax
1.45-1.47*
铝酸铍Beryllium aluminate
1.75*
硫SulfurS61.957*
二氯化硫Sulfur dichlorideSCl21.557*
一氯化硫Sulfur monochlorideS2Cl21.666*
硫酸锰SzmikiteMnSO4.H2O1.562*
钽TantalumTa2.1*
钽酸铁TapioliteFe(TaO3)22.27*
碲TelluriumTe1.002*
黑铜矿TenoriteCuO2.63*
溴化铊Thallium bromideTlBr2.418*
杆沸石Thomsonite
1.53*
虎眼Tiger eye
1.544-1.553*
方钠石Sodalite
1.483*
钠sodiumNa4.22*
石盐Rock saltNaCl1.544/1.541*
钯PalladiumPd1.67*
珍珠Pearl
1.530-1.686*
橄榄石Peridot
1.654-1.690*
钠长石Peristetite
1.525-1.536*
有机玻璃Perspex
1.495*
白磷Phosphorus whiteP42.144*
白金铂platinumPt1.83*
铂PlatinumPt2.23*
铂PlatinumPt2.22.1
聚醛Polyacetal
1.51*
聚碳酸酯Polycarbonate
1.59*
聚乙烯Polyethylene
1.51*
高密聚乙烯Polyethylene,high
1.54*
低密聚乙烯Polyethylene,low
1.51*
草酸钾Potassium acid oxalateKHC2O41.382*
钼MolybdenumMo3.68*
钠沸石natrolite
1.48-1.493*
manganesemanganesemn2.47*
leadleadPb2.6*
Aluminum oxidehydra argiliteAl2O3.3H2O1.595*
WolfiteFerberiteFeWO42.4*
BromiteBromyriteAgBr2.253*
BrookitebrookiteTiO22.58-2.70*






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