Table 1) Rock property information on a variety of rock types for the crust. Rock types are classified under general headings with the properties for the specific rock given below the heading. Properties listed are the density, P-wave velocity, shear wa

Rock Density P-velocity S-Ani(%) Source

Anorthosite
Adirondacks, USA 2.74 6.95 1.4 1
Adirondacks, USA 2.81 7.09 3.0 1

Amphibolite facies tonalitic gneiss
Gneiss 4, Conn., USA 2.82 6.58 10 2
Gneiss 5, Conn., USA 2.85 6.51 8 2

Granitic gneiss
Gneiss 2, Conn, USA 2.65 6.33 5 2

Granodiorite
Santa Rosa, Calif, USA 2.77 6.19 0.98 4

Amphibolite
#2 Bantam, Conn., USA 3.03 7.18 14.1 2
Ivrea zone, Italy 2.98 6.84 7.3 3

Kyanite Schist
#1 Torr., Conn., USA 3.00 7.41 8 2

Gabbroic Granulite
Adirondacks, USA 3.20 7.3 5.2 1
Adirondacks, USA 3.27 7.14 2.6 1

Eclogite
Rodhaugen, Norway 3.30 8.14 2.0 1
Russian River, Cal., USA 3.46 8.22 1.3 1
Kimberly, South Africa 3.52 8.29 4.7 1

Sources: 1-Manghnani et al., 1974; 2-Christensen, 1966; 3-Siegesmund et al., 1989; 4-Kern and Wenk, 1990.