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Specific. Gravity. | Weight of one Cubic Foot. | Cubic Feet per Ton. | |
Water = 1. | Pounds. | Cubic Ft. | |
Alabaster, calcareous............................. | 2.76 | 172.1 | 13.0 |
" gypseous.................................. | 2.31 | 144.0 | 15.6 |
Barytes................................ | 4.45 | 277.5 | 8.07 |
Basalt............................ | 2.45-3.00 | 152.8-187.1 | 14.7-12.0 |
Chalk, air-dried.............................. | 2.78 | 155 | 14.5 |
Diamond.......................... | 3.50 | ||
Flint.......................... | 2.59 | 164 | 13.7 |
Felspar......................... | 2.60 | 162.1 | 13.8 |
Gneiss........................... | 2.69 | 168 | 13.3 |
Granite......................... | 2.50-2.74 | 156-171 | 14.4-13.1 |
Graphite.......................... | 2.20 | 137.2 | 16.3 |
Jasper...................... | 2.72 | 169.7 | 13.2 |
Limestone...................... | 1.86-2.53 | 116-158 | 19.3-14.2 |
Marble: | |||
African...................... | 2.80 | 174.6 | 12.8 |
British.................... | 2.71 | 169.0 | 13.3 |
Carrara..................... | 2.72 | 169.6 | 13.2 |
Egyptian green................. | 2.67 | 166.5 | 13.5 |
Florentine................... | 2.52 | 157.1 | 14.3 |
French....................... | 2.65 | 165.2 | 13.6 |
Mica. | 2.93 | 183 | 12.2 |
Oolitic stones................................ | 1.89-2.60 | 118-162 | 19.0-13.8 |
Ores: | |||
Spicular or red iron ore...................... | 5.21 | 327.4 | 6.84 |
Magnetic iron ore..................... | 5.09 | 317.6 | 7.05 |
Brown iron ore........................... | 3.92 | 244.6 | 9.16 |
Spathic iron ore....................... | 3.83 | 238.8 | 9.38 |
Quartz................................ | 2.61-2.71 | 162.8-169 | 13.8-13.3 |
Sandstone............................... | 2.04-2.70 | 127-168 | 17.6-13.3 |
Serpentine........................... | 2.81 | 175.2 | 12.8 |
Slate................................. | 2.60-2.85 | 162.1-177.7 | 13.8-12.6 |
Talc, steatite.................................... | 2.70 | 168,4 | 13.3 |
 
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