Pottawatomie County--Lab Analyses
Data extracted from Table 1 in Bull. 1060-C; full table can be view on main Pottawatomie page.
Classification of material: | Limestone |
Location: | SW SE SE sec. 14, T. 8 S., R. 12 E. |
39.34882, -96.03872 | |
Lithologic unit: | Neva limestone member |
Estimated amount of material (cubic yards) |
Average thickness (feet) |
Accessibility | |
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Material | Overburden | ||
2,500 | 3+ | 2 | Fair |
Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
Laboratory No. | 33230 |
Date of Test | 1-27-1938 |
Description of materials | |
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Massive light-gray limestone. Satisfactory for aggregate under secs. 68, 69, 71, 72, and 73 of 1937 specifications. |
Laboratory Test Data | |
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Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
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Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.37 |
Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
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Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
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Los Angeles grading | |
Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
10.2 |
Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
Satisfactory |
Toughness | 5 |
Absorption | 4.59 |
This site has not yet been field-checked or verified.