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What is specific gravity in minerals?
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What is specific gravity in minerals?

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The ratio of it's mass of an equal volume of water.

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Specific gravity is the "heaviness" of a mineral. It is defined as a number that expresses the ratio between the weight of a mineral and the weight of an equal volume of water.

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