Material

 Relative Permittivity, K

 Pulse Velocities, m/Ns

 Conductivity, mS/m
 Air

1

 0.3

 0
 Fresh water

 81

 0.033

 0.10-30
 Sea water

70

 0.033

 400
 Sand (dry)

 4-6

 0.15-0.12

 0.0001-1
 Sand (saturated)

 25

 0.0055

 0.1-1
 Silt (saturated)

 10

 0.095

 1-10
 Clay (saturated)

 8-12

 0.106-0.087

 100-1000
 Dry sandy coastal land

 10

 0.095

 2
 Fresh water ice

 4

 0.15

 0.1-10
 Permafrost

 4-8

 0.15-0.106

 0.01-10
 Granite (dry)

 5

0 .134

 0.00001
 Limestone (dry)

 7-9

 0.113-0.1

0 .000001
 Dolomite

 6-8

 0.122-0.106
 
 Quartz

 4

 0.15
 
 Coal

 4-5

 0.15-0.134
 
 Concrete

 5-10

 0.134-0.095
 
 Asphalt

 3-5

 0.173-0.134
 
 Sea ice

 4-12

 0.15-0.087