6] List of common Index of Refractions (and not so common too!)

(All items except Vacuum are in alphabetical order)
(STP = Standard Temperature and Pressure)

Index of Refractions
MATERIALIndex
Vacuum1.00000 (exactly)
Air (STP)1.00029
Acetone1.36
Alcohol1.329
Amorphous Selenium2.92
Calspar11.66
Calspar21.486
Carbon Disulfide1.63
Chromium Oxide2.705
Copper Oxide2.705
Crown Glass1.52
Crystal2.00
Diamond2.417
Emerald1.57
Ethyl Alcohol1.36
Flourite1.434
Fused Quartz1.46
Heaviest Flint Glass1.89
Heavy Flint Glass1.65
Glass1.5
Ice1.309
Iodine Crystal3.34
Lapis Lazuli1.61
Light Flint Glass1.575
Liquid Carbon Dioxide1.20
Polystyrene1.55
Quartz 11.644
Quartz 21.553
Ruby1.77
Sapphire1.77
Sodium Chloride (Salt) 11.544
Sodium Chloride (Salt) 21.644
Sugar Solution (30%)1.38
Sugar Solution (80%)1.49
Topaz1.61
Water (20 C)1.333
Zinc Crown Glass1.517

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