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 NW NW sec. 32, T. 7 S., R. 9 E. |
| 39.40405, -96.44455 | |
| Lithologic unit: | Cottonwood limestone member |
| Estimated amount of material (cubic yards) |
Average thickness (feet) |
Accessibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material | Overburden | ||
| 23,500 | 4.2 | 4 | Good |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 48954 |
| Date of Test | 11-29-1945 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Medium-hard, porous limestone containing chert and chalcedony nodules. Satisfactory for aggregate under secs. 107, 108, 109, 111, and 112 of 1945 specifications. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
|
| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.46 |
| Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
|
| Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
44.0 |
| Los Angeles grading | A |
| Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
|
| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
.8 |
| Toughness | |
| Absorption | 3.96 |
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