Mass per unit volume, expressed in SI units as kilograms per cubic metre (kg/m3). It is determined directly, or indirectly using gravity or seismic velocity measurements. Typical densities in unconsolidated, wet sediments range between 1200 and 2600 kg/m3, and 1000 to 2000 kg/m3 if dry. Consolidated sediments range between 1600 and 3200 kg/m3. (See also nafe–drake relationships for seismic determinations of the density of sediments.) Basic igneous rocks range between 2300 and 3170 kg/m3, and metamorphic rocks are mostly in the range 2400–3100 kg/m3, with eclogite being one of the denser of the commoner metamorphic rocks, between 3200 and 3540 kg/m3. The density of the upper mantle increases with depth from about 3330 to 4000 kg/m3, below which the lower mantle systematically increases to about 5400 kg/m3 above the core. The outer core density is about 10 100 to 12 100 kg/m3; the inner core is more uniform, with a density of about 13 000 kg/m3.