| Materials IOR | Liquids | Minerals & Gemstones | Transparent materials | Metals | Vacuum 1.0000 | ||||
| Acetone 1.36 | Danburite 1.633 | Lapis Gem 1.500 | Staurolite 1.739 | Acetone 1.36 | Alexandrite 1.746 - 1.755 | Eye, Aqueous humor 1.33 | Aluminum 1.39 | Air 1.0003 | |
| Actinolite 1.618 | Diamond 2.417 | Lapis Lazuli 1.61 | Steatite 1.539 | Alcohol, Ethyl (grain) 1.36 | Almandine 1.75 - 1.83 | Eye, Cornea 1.38 | Copper 2.43 | Ice 1.31 | |
| Agate 1.544 | Diopside 1.680 | Lazulite 1.615 | Steel 2.50 | Alcohol, Methyl (wood) 1.329 | Amber 1.539 - 1.545 | Eye, Lens 1.41 | Gold 0.166 | Water 1.333 | |
| Agate, Moss 1.540 | Dolomite 1.503 | Lead 2.01 | Stichtite 1.520 | Beer 1.345 | Amethyst 1.532 - 1.554 | Eye, Vitreous humor 1.34 | Mylar 1.65 | Ethyl Alcohol 1.36 | |
| Air 1.0002926 | Dumortierite 1.686 | Leucite 1.509 | Strontium Titanate 2.410 | Carbonated Beverages 1.34 - 1.356 | Ammolite 1.52 -1.68 | Glass, Arsenic Trisulfide 2.04 | Nickel 1.08 | Plexiglas 1.51 | |
| Alcohol 1.329 | Ebonite 1.66 | Magnesite 1.515 | Styrofoam 1.595 | Fruit Juice | Andalusite 1.629 - 1.650 | Glass, Crown (common) 1.52 | Platinum 2.33 | Crown Glass 1.52 | |
| Alexandrite 1.745 | Ekanite 1.600 | Malachite 1.655 | Sulphur 1.960 | Chlorine (liq) 1.385 | Apatite 1.632 - 1.42 | Glass, Flint, 29% lead 1.569 | Silver 1.35 | Light Flint Glass 1.58 | |
| Aluminum 1.44 | Elaeolite 1.532 | Meerschaum 1.530 | Synthetic Spinel 1.730 | Cranberry Juice (25%) 1.351 | Aquamarine 1.567-1.590 | Glass, Flint, 55% lead 1.669 | Titanium 2.16 | Dense Flint Glass 1.66 | |
| Amber 1.546 | Emerald 1.576 | Mercury (liq) 1.62 | Taaffeite 1.720 | Glycerin 1.473 | Axenite 1.674 - 1.704 | Glass, Flint, 71% lead 1.805 | Zircon 1.923 | ||
| Amblygonite 1.611 | Emerald, Synth flux 1.561 | Methanol 1.329 | Tantalite 2.240 | Honey, 13% water content 1.504 | Beryl 1.57 - 1.60 | Glass, Fused Silica 1.459 | Cinnabar 3.02 | Diamond 2.417 | |
| Amethyst 1.544 | Emerald, Synth hydro 1.568 | Moldavite 1.500 | Tanzanite 1.691 | Honey, 17% water content 1.494 | Beryl, Red 1.570 - 1.598 | Glass, Pyrex 1.474 | Gallium(III) 3.5 | Rutile 2.907 | |
| Anatase 2.490 | Enstatite 1.663 | Moonstone, Adularia 1.525 | Teflon 1.35 | Honey, 21% water content 1.484 | Chalcedony 1.544 - 1.553 | Lucite 1.495 | Gallium(III) 3.927 | Gallium phosphide 3.50 | |
| Andalusite 1.641 | Epidote 1.733 | Moonstone, Albite 1.535 | Thomsonite 1.530 | Ice 1.309 | Chrome Tourmaline, 1.61 - 1.64 | Nylon 1.53 | Silicon 4.01 | ||
| Anhydrite 1.571 | Ethanol 1.36 | Natrolite 1.480 | Tiger eye 1.544 | Milk 1.35 | Citrine 1.532 - 1.554 | Obsidian 1.50 | Vacuum 1 (exactly) | ||
| Apatite 1.632 | Ethyl Alcohol 1.36 | Nephrite 1.600 | Topaz 1.620 | Oil, Clove 1.535 | Clinohumite 1.625 - 1.675 | Plastic 1.460 - 1.55 | Helium 1.000036 | ||
| Apophyllite 1.536 | Euclase 1.652 | Nitrogen (gas) 1.000297 | Topaz, Blue 1.610 | Oil, Lemon 1.481 | Coral 1.486 - 1.658 | Plexiglas 1.488 | Air @ STP 1.0002926 | ||
| Aquamarine 1.577 | Feldspar, Adventurine 1.532 | Nitrogen (liq) 1.2053 | Topaz, Pink 1.620 | Oil, Neroli 1.482 | Crystal 2.000 | Salt 1.516 | Carbon dioxide 1.00045 | ||
| Aragonite 1.530 | Feldspar, Albite 1.525 | Nylon 1.53 | Topaz, White 1.630 | Oil, Orange 1.473 | Crysoberyl, Catseye 1.746 - 1.755 | Water Ice 1.31 | |||
| Argon 1.000281 | Feldspar, Amazonite 1.525 | Obsidian 1.489 | Topaz, Yellow 1.620 | Oil, Safflower 1.466 | Danburite 1.627 - 1.641 | Liquid Water (20°C) 1.332986 | |||
| Asphalt 1.635 | Feldspar, Labradorite 1.565 | Olivine 1.670 | Tourmaline 1.624 | Oil, vegetable (50° C) 1.47 | Diamond 2.417 | Cryolite 1.338 | |||
| Augelite 1.574 | Feldspar, Microcline 1.525 | Onyx 1.486 | Tremolite 1.600 | Oil of Wintergreen 1.536 | Emerald 1.560 - 1.605 | Acetone 1.36 | |||
| Axinite 1.675 | Feldspar, Oligoclase 1.539 | Opal 1.450 | Tugtupite 1.496 | Rum, White 1.361 | Emerald Catseye 1.560 - 1.605 | Ethanol 1.36 | |||
| Azurite 1.730 | Feldspar, orthoclase 1.525 | Oxygen (gas) 1.000276 | Turpentine 1.472 | Shampoo 1.362 | Flourite 1.434 | Teflon 1.35 - 1.38 | |||
| Barite 1.636 | Fluoride 1.56 | Oxygen (liq) 1.221 | Turquoise 1.610 | Sugar Solution 30% 1.38 | Garnet, Andradite 1.88 - 1.94 | Glycerol 1.4729 | |||
| Barytocalcite 1.684 | Fluorite 1.434 | Painite 1.787 | Ulexite 1.490 | Sugar Solution 80% 1.49 | Garnet, Demantiod 1.880 - 1.9 | Acrylic glass 1.490 - 1.492 | |||
| Benitoite 1.757 | Formica 1.47 | Pearl 1.530 | Uvarovite 1.870 | Turpentine 1.472 | Garnet, Mandarin 1.790 - 1.8 | Rock salt 1.516 | |||
| Benzene 1.501 | Garnet, Almandine 1.760 | Periclase 1.740 | Variscite 1.550 | Vodka 1.363 | Garnet, Pyrope 1.73 - 1.76 | Crown glass (pure) 1.50 - 1.54 | |||
| Beryl 1.577 | Garnet, Almandite 1.790 | Peridot 1.654 | Vivianite 1.580 | Water (0° C) 1.33346 | Garnet, Rhodolite 1.740 - 1.770 | Salt (NaCl) 1.544 | |||
| Beryllonite 1.553 | Garnet, Andradite 1.820 | Peristerite 1.525 | Wardite 1.590 | Water (100° C) 1.31766 | Garnet, Tsavorite 1.739 - 1.744 | Polycarbonate 1.584 - 1.586 | |||
| Brazilianite 1.603 | Garnet, Demantoid 1.880 | Petalite 1.502 | Water (gas) 1.000261 | Water (20° C) 1.33283 | Garnet, Uvarovite 1.74 - 1.87 | PMMA 1.4893 - 1.4899 | |||
| Bromine (liq) 1.661 | Garnet, Grossular 1.738 | Phenakite 1.650 | Water 100'C 1.31819 | Whisky 1.356 | Hauyn 1.490 - 1.505 | PETg 1.57 | |||
| Bronze 1.18 | Garnet, Hessonite 1.745 | Phosgenite 2.117 | Water 20'C 1.33335 | Iolite 1.522 - 1.578 | PET 1.5750 | ||||
| Calcite 1.486 | Garnet, Rhodolite 1.760 | Plastic 1.460 | Water 35'C 1.33157 | Various household liquids | Jade, Jadeite 1.64 - 1.667 | Flint glass (pure) 1.60 - 1.62 | |||
| Cancrinite 1.491 | Garnet, Spessartite 1.810 | Plexiglas 1.50 | Willemite 1.690 | Glycerin 1,367 | Jade, Nephrite 1.600 - 1.641 | Crown glass (impure) 1.485 - 1.755 | |||
| Carbon Dioxide 1.000449 | Gaylussite 1.517 | Polystyrene 1.55 | Witherite 1.532 | All Purpose Orange Cleaner 1,293 | Jet 1.660 | Bromine 1.661 | |||
| Carbon Disulfide 1.628 | Glass 1.51714 | Prase 1.540 | Wulfenite 2.300 | Degreaser 1.377 | Kunzite 1.660 - 1.676 | Flint glass (impure) 1.523 - 1.925 | |||
| Carbon Tetrachloride 1.460 | Glass, Albite 1.4890 | Prasiolite 1.540 | Zincite 2.010 | Shower Gel 1.51 | Labradorite 1.560 - 1.572 | Cubic zirconia 2.15 - 2.18 | |||
| Cassiterite 1.997 | Glass, Crown 1.520 | Prehnite 1.610 | Zircon, High 1.960 | Baby Wash 1.26 | Lapis Lazuli 1.50 - 1.55 | Diamond 2.419 | |||
| Celestite 1.622 | Glass, Crown, Zinc 1.517 | Proustite 2.790 | Zircon, Low 1.800 | Moonstone 1.518 - 1.526 | Moissanite 2.65 - 2.69 | ||||
| Cerussite 1.804 | Glass, Flint, Dense 1.66 | Purpurite 1.840 | Zirconia, Cubic 2.170 | Morganite 1.585 - 1.594 | |||||
| Ceylanite 1.770 | Glass, Flint, Heaviest 1.89 | Pyrite 1.810 | Obsidian 1.50 | ||||||
| Chalcedony 1.530 | Glass, Flint, Heavy 1.65548 | Pyrope 1.740 | Opal, Black 1.440 - 1.460 | ||||||
| Chalk 1.510 | Glass, Flint, Lanthanum 1.80 | Quartz 1.544 | Opal, Fire 1.430 - 1.460 | ||||||
| Chalybite 1.630 | Glass, Flint, Light 1.58038 | Quartz, Fused 1.45843 | Opal, White 1.440 - 1.460 | ||||||
| Chlorine (gas) 1.000768 | Glass, Flint, Medium 1.62725 | Rhodizite 1.690 | Oregon Sunstone 1.560 - 1.572 | ||||||
| Chlorine (liq) 1.385 | Glycerine 1.473 | Rhodonite 1.735 | Padparadja 1.760 - 1.773 | ||||||
| Chrome Green 2.4 | Gold 0.47 | Rock Salt 1.544 | Peridot 1.635 - 1.690 | ||||||
| Chrome Red 2.42 | Hambergite 1.559 | Rubber, Natural 1.5191 | Quartz 1.544 - 1.553 | ||||||
| Chrome Yellow 2.31 | Hauynite 1.502 | Ruby 1.760 | Ruby 1.757 - 1.779 | ||||||
| Chromium 2.97 | Helium 1.000036 | Rutile 2.62 | Sapphire 1.757 - 1.779 | ||||||
| Chrysoberyl 1.745 | Hematite 2.940 | Sanidine 1.522 | Sapphire, Star 1.760 - 1.773 | ||||||
| Chrysocolla 1.500 | Hemimorphite 1.614 | Sapphire 1.760 | Spessarite 1.79 - 1.81 | ||||||
| Chrysoprase 1.534 | Hiddenite 1.655 | Scapolite 1.540 | Spinel 1.712 - 1.717 | ||||||
| Citrine 1.550 | Howlite 1.586 | Scapolite, Yellow 1.555 | Spinel, Blue 1.712 - 1.747 | ||||||
| Clinozoisite 1.724 | Hydrogen (gas) 1.000140 | Scheelite 1.920 | Spinel, Red 1.708 - 1.735 | ||||||
| Cobalt Blue 1.74 | Hydrogen (liq) 1.0974 | Selenium, Amorphous 2.92 | Star Ruby 1.76 - 1.773 | ||||||
| Cobalt Green 1.97 | Hypersthene 1.670 | Serpentine 1.560 | Tanzanite 1.690-1.7 | ||||||
| Cobalt Violet 1.71 | Ice 1.309 | Shell 1.530 | Tanzanite 1.692 - 1.700 | ||||||
| Colemanite 1.586 | Idocrase 1.713 | Silicon 4.24 | Topaz 1.607 - 1.627 | ||||||
| Copper 1.10 | Iodine Crystal 3.34 | Sillimanite 1.658 | Topaz, Imperial 1.605-1.640 | ||||||
| Copper Oxide 2.705 | Iolite 1.548 | Silver 0.18 | Tourmaline 1.603 - 1.655 | ||||||
| Coral 1.486 | Iron 1.51 | Sinhalite 1.699 | Tourmaline, Blue 1.61 - 1.64 | ||||||
| Cordierite 1.540 | Ivory 1.540 | Smaragdite 1.608 | Tourmaline, Catseye 1.61 - 1.64 | ||||||
| Corundum 1.766 | Jade, Nephrite 1.610 | Smithsonite 1.621 | Tourmaline, Green 1.61 - 1.64 | ||||||
| Crocoite 2.310 | Jadeite 1.665 | Sodalite 1.483 | Tourmaline, Paraiba 1.61 - 1.65 | ||||||
| Crystal 2.00 | Jasper 1.540 | Sodium Chloride 1.544 | Tourmaline, Red 1.61 - 1.64 | ||||||
| Cuprite 2.850 | Jet 1.660 | Sphalerite 2.368 | Zircon 1.777 - 1.987 | ||||||
| Kornerupine 1.665 | Sphene 1.885 | Zirconia, Cubic 2.173 - 2.21 | |||||||
| Kunzite 1.655 | Spinel 1.712 | ||||||||
| Kyanite 1.715 | Spodumene 1.650 |