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: | SE NE SW sec. 27, T. 8 S., R. 10 E. |
39.32410, -96.28711 | |
Lithologic unit: | Brownville limestone member |
Estimated amount of material (cubic yards) |
Average thickness (feet) |
Accessibility | |
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Material | Overburden | ||
1,100 | 3.5 | .5 | Good |
Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas (sieve analysis and lab tests) and U.S. Geological Survey (collection and description) |
Laboratory No. | 66228 |
Date of Test | 1-23-1950 |
Description of materials | |
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Massive hard dense brown limestone in two beds. Acceptable for aggregate. About 1,000 cubic yards of limestone in blocks sized properky for crushing are laying in quarry. |
Laboratory Test Data | |
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Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
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Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.61 |
Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
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Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
22.8 |
Los Angeles grading | A |
Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
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Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
.96 |
Toughness | |
Absorption | 2.35 |
This site has not yet been field-checked or verified.