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: | NW NW SW sec. 27, T. 7 S., R. 12 E. |
| 39.41115, -96.07181 | |
| Lithologic unit: | Funston limestone |
| Estimated amount of material (cubic yards) |
Average thickness (feet) |
Accessibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material | Overburden | ||
| 10,000 | 3 | 1.5 | Good |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 30500 and 30501 |
| Date of Test | 12-12-1936 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Two layers examined separately for soundness. Massive, coarse, light-gray to tan-gray limestone that weathers tan, cavernous. Satisfactory for masonry stone in drainage structures. Used as riprap on Little Noxie Creek. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
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| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
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| 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 |
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| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
Satisfactory |
| Toughness | |
| Absorption | |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 38975 |
| Date of Test | 2-23-1940 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Two layers examined separately for soundness. Massive, coarse, light-gray to tan-gray limestone that weathers tan, cavernous. Satisfactory for aggregate under secs. 68, 69, 71, 73, and 76 of 1937 specifications. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
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| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.33 |
| 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 |
7.0 |
| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
Satisfactory |
| Toughness | 4 |
| Absorption | 5.8 |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 49431 |
| Date of Test | 3-21-1946 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Acceptable for aggregate under secs. 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, and 14 for 1945 specifications. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
|
| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.33 |
| Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
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| Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
40.3 |
| Los Angeles grading | A |
| Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
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| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
.98 |
| Toughness | |
| Absorption | 5.77 |
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