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