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 NE SE sec. 6, T. 8 S., R. 10 E. |
39.38243, -96.33546 | |
Lithologic unit: | Neva limestone member |
Estimated amount of material (cubic yards) |
Average thickness (feet) |
Accessibility | |
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Material | Overburden | ||
15,000 | 9 | 1.5 | Fair |
Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
Laboratory No. | 26252 |
Date of Test | 8-1-1935 |
Description of materials | |
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Massive dense gray limestone with small porous tan-gray pockets. Satisfactory as a coarse aggregate in portland cement concrete structures under sec. 59 of 1934 specifications. |
Laboratory Test Data | |
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Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
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Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.43 |
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 |
6.2 |
Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
Satisfactory |
Toughness | 5 |
Absorption | 4.26 |
This site has not yet been field-checked or verified.