Table Giving The Weight And Bulkiness Of Different Varieties Of Stone
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This section is from the book "Notes On Building Construction", by Henry Fidler. Also available from Amazon: Notes on building construction.
Table Giving The Weight And Bulkiness Of Different Varieties Of Stone
Weight per cubic foot in lbs. | |
Granites and Syenites .... | 162 to 187 |
Trap and Basalt .... | 164 to 187 |
Slate ...... | 165 to 181 |
Sandstones ..... | 116 to 170 |
Marble ...... | 168 to 172 |
Limestones, Compact .... | 155 to 172 |
,, Granular .... | 116 to 151 |
„ Shelly granular | 130 to 140 |
Shelly ... | 157 to 167 |
,, Magnesian .... | 126 to 153 |
„ Kent Rag .... | 166 |
„ Lias | 127 to 156 |
Chalk . . . . | 117 to 174 |
Quartz . . . . . | 165 |
Felspar . . ... | 162 |
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