18. Define specific gravity. How specific gravity of a mineral determined
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specific gravity, is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a given reference material. Specific gravity for liquids is nearly always measured with respect to water at its densest; for gases, the reference is air at room temperature.
To determine the specific gravity of a mineral, you simply take a sample of ore of known size and put it into a volume of water. Weigh the water that was displaced by the mineral. This will give you the ratio between the mineral and the water.
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