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what is specific gravity dependent upon?

April 26, 2017dependent gravity

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what is specific gravity dependent upon?

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The specific gravity depends on: • the kind of atoms that comprise the mineral • how the atoms are packed together You can easily distinguish minerals that have unusually high or unusually low specific gravities, just by the way they “feel” when you hold a sample in your hand.