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Here is a list of indices of refraction values of some common materials.
Material | index of refraction
Acetone | 1.36 | Actinolite | 1.618 | Agalmatoite | 1.550 | Agate | 1.544 | Agate, Moss | 1.540 | Air | 1.0002926 | Alcohol | 1.329 | Alexandrite | 1.745 | Aluminum | 1.44 | Amber | 1.546 | Amblygonite | 1.611 | Amethyst | 1.544 | Anatase | 2.490 | Andalusite | 1.641 | Anhydrite | 1.571 | Apatite | 1.632 | Apophyllite | 1.536 | Aquamarine | 1.577 | Aragonite | 1.530 | Argon | 1.000281 | Asphalt | 1.635 | Augelite | 1.574 | Axinite | 1.675 | Azurite | 1.730 | Barite | 1.636 | Barytocalcite | 1.684 | Benitoite | 1.757 | Benzene | 1.501 | Beryl | 1.577 | Beryllonite | 1.553 | Brazilianite | 1.603 | Bronze (liq) | 1.18 | Brownite | 1.567 | Calcite | 1.486 | Calspar | 1.486 | Cancrinite | 1.491 | Carbon Dioxide (gas) | 1.000449 | Carbon Disulfide | 1.628 | Carbon Tetrachloride | 1.460 | Cassiterite | 1.997 | Celestite | 1.622 | Cerussite | 1.804 | Ceylanite | 1.770 | Chalcedony | 1.530 | Chalk | 1.510 | Chalybite | 1.630 | Chlorine (gas) | 1.000768 | Chlorine (liq) | 1.385 | Chrome Green | 2.4 | Chrome Red | 2.42 | Chrome Yellow | 2.31 | Chromium | 2.97 | Chrysoberyl | 1.745 | Chrysocolla | 1.500 | Chrysoprase | 1.534 | Citrine | 1.550 | Clinozoisite | 1.724 | Cobalt Blue | 1.74 | Cobalt Green | 1.97 | Cobalt Violet | 1.71 | Colemanite | 1.675 | Copper | 1.675 | Copper Oxide | 1.675 | Coral | 1.486 | Cordierite | 1.540 | Corundum | 1.766 | Crocoite | 2.310 | Crystal | 2.00 | Cuprite | 2.850 | Danburite | 1.633 | Diamond | 2.417 | Diopside | 1.680 | Dolomite | 1.503 | Dumortierite | 1.686 | Ebonite | 1.66 | Ekanite | 1.600 | Elaeolite | 1.532 | Emerald | 1.576 | Enstatite | 1.663 | Epidote | 1.733 | Ethanol | 1.36 | Ethyl Alcohol | 1.36 | Euclase | 1.652 | Fabulite | 2.409 | Fluoride | 1.56 | Fluorite | 1.434 | Formica | 1.47 | Gaylussite | 1.517 | Glass | 1.51714 | Glycerine | 1.473 | Gold | 0.47 | Hambergite | 1.559 | Hauynite | 1.502 | Helium | 1.000036 | Hematite | 2.940 | Hemimorphite | 1.614 | Hiddenite | 1.655 | Howlite | 1.586 | Hydrogen (gas) | 1.000140 | Hydrogen (liq) | 1.0974 | Hypersthene | 1.670 | Ice | 1.309 | Idocrase | 1.713 | Iodine Crystal | 3.34 | Iolite | 1.548 | Iron | 1.51 | Ivory | 1.540 | Jade, Nephrite | 1.610 | Jadeite | 1.665 | Jasper | 1.540 | Jet | 1.660 | Kornerupine | 1.665 | Kunzite | 1.655 | Kyanite | 1.715 | Lapis Gem | 1.500 | Lapis Lazuli | 1.61 | Lazulite | 1.615 | Lead | 2.01 | Leucite | 1.509 | Magnesite | 1.515 | Malachite | 1.655 | Meerschaum | 1.530 | Mercury (liq) | 1.62 | Methanol | 1.329 | Moldavite | 1.500 | Moonstone, Adularia | 1.525 | Moonstone, Albite | 1.535 | Natrolite | 1.480 | Nephrite | 1.600 | Nitrogen (gas) | 1.000297 | Nitrogen (liq) | 1.2053 | Nylon | 1.53 | Obsidian | 1.489 | Olivine | 1.670 | Onyx | 1.486 | Opal | 1.450 | Oxygen (gas) | 1.000276 | Oxygen (liq) | 1.221 | Painite | 1.787 | Pearl | 1.530 | Periclase | 1.740 | Peridot | 1.654 | Peristerite | 1.525 | Petalite | 1.502 | Phenakite | 1.650 | Phosgenite | 2.117 | Plastic | 1.460 | Plexiglas | 1.50 | Polystyrene | 1.55 | Prase | 1.540 | Prasiolite | 1.540 | Prehnite | 1.610 | Proustite | 2.790 | Purpurite | 1.840 | Pyrite | 1.810 | Pyrope | 1.740 | Quartz | 1.544 | Rhodizite | 1.6 | Rhodochrisite | 1.600 | Rhodonite | 1.735 | Rock Salt | 1.544 | Rubber, Natural | 1.5191 | Ruby | 1.760 | Rutile | 2.62 | Sanidine | 1.522 | Sapphire | 1.760 | Scapolite | 1.540 | Scheelite | 1.920 | Selenium, Amorphous | 2.92 | Serpentine | 1.560 | Shell | 1.530 | Silicon | 4.24 | Sillimanite | 1.658 | Silver | 0.18 | Sinhalite | 1.699 | Smaragdite | 1.608 | Smithsonite | 1.621 | Sodalite | 1.483 | Sodium Chloride | 1.544 | Sphalerite | 2.368 | Sphene | 1.885 | Spinel | 1.712 | Spodumene | 1.650 | Staurolite | 1.739 | Steatite | 1.539 | Steel | 2.50 | Stichtite | 1.520 | Strontium Titanate | 2.410 | Styrofoam | 1.595 | Sulphur | 1.960 | Synthetic Spinel | 1.730 | Taaffeite | 1.720 | Tantalite | 2.240 | Tanzanite | 1.691 | Teflon | 1.35 | Thomsonite | 1.530 | Tiger eye | 1.544 | Topaz | 1.620 | Tourmaline | 1.624 | Tremolite | 1.600 | Tugtupite | 1.496 | Turpentine | 1.472 | Turquoise | 1.610 | Ulexite | 1.490 | Uvarovite | 1.870 | Variscite | 1.550 | Vivianite | 1.580 | Wardite | 1.590 | Water (gas) | 1.000261 | Water 100'C | 1.31819 | Water 20'C' | 1.33335 | Water 35'C | 1.33157 | Willemite | 1.690 | Witherite | 1.532 | Wulfenite | 1.36 | Zincite | 2.300 | Zircon, High | 1.960 | Zircon, Low | 1.800 | Zirconia, Cubic | 2.170 | |
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