What is the most dense rock on earth?
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What is the most dense type of rock?
In general, sedimentary rocks tend to be less dense than metamorphic or igneous rocks. I always thought that granite would be one of the heaviest rocks
The heaviest rocks would be those that are made up of dense, metallic minerals. Two of the heaviest or densest rocks are peridotite or gabbro. They each have a density of between 3.0 to 3.4 grams per cubic centimeter. Interestingly, peridotite are the rocks that naturally occurring diamonds are found in.
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What is the most dense thing on earth?
Originally Answered: Which is the most dense material on earth? If you're only including materials found naturally on Earth, the honour goes to the element Osmium, which has a density of 22.61 g/cm3. This is closely followed by Iridium and Platinum, with densities of 22.56 g/cm3 and 21.46 g/cm3 respectively.