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: | NE NW NE sec. 27, T. 6 S., R. 10 E. |
39.50753, -96.28184 | |
Lithologic unit: | Neva limestone member |
Estimated amount of material (cubic yards) |
Average thickness (feet) |
Accessibility | |
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Material | Overburden | ||
8,000 | 6+ | 2 | Poor |
Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
Laboratory No. | 32900 |
Date of Test | 10-29-1937 |
Description of materials | |
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Massive gray limestone with tan-gray porous spots. Satisfactory for aggregate under secs. 58, 59, 60, 61, and 63 of 1934 specifications. |
Laboratory Test Data | |
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Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
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Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.5 |
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 |
5.8 |
Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
Satisfactory |
Toughness | 5 |
Absorption | 3.0 |
Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
Laboratory No. | 38980 |
Date of Test | 2-26-1940 |
Description of materials | |
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Massive gray limestone with tan-gray porous spots. Satisfactory for aggregate under secs. 68, 69, 71, 73, and 76 of 1937 specifications. |
Laboratory Test Data | |
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Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
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Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.34 |
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 |
7.7 |
Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
Satisfactory |
Toughness | 4 |
Absorption | 5.8 |
This site has not yet been field-checked or verified.