GARNET SANDS
| Specification of Garnet |
| Chemical Composition |
| Silica SiO2 |
37.2% |
| Iron (Fe2O3+FeO) |
33.22% |
| Alumina Al2O3 |
20.59% |
| Magnesium MgO |
6% |
| Calcium CaO |
2% |
| Manganese MnO |
0.64% |
| Titanium TiO2 |
0.25% |
| Physical Characteristic |
| Specific Gravity |
4.10 g/cm3 |
| Hardness |
7.5+ (moh Scale) |
| Chloride Content Less than |
25 ppm |
| Bulk Density |
145 lb / ft3 |
| Colour |
Reddish Pink, Reddish Brown |
| Acid Solubility (HCL) |
Less than 1% |
| Conductivity Less than |
125 µs /cm |
| Melting point |
1,300 °C |
| Grain Shape |
Sub angular |
| Mineralogical Composition |
| Almandite Garnet |
93 – 98% |
| Ilmenite Less than |
2% |
| Quartz (free silica) Less than |
1.0% |
| Others Less than |
0.5% |
| Packing |
As per requirement |
|
| Chemical Composition |
| Silica SiO2 |
37.2% |
| Iron (Fe2O3+FeO) |
33.22% |
| Alumina Al2O3 |
20.59% |
| Magnesium MgO |
6% |
| Calcium CaO |
2% |
| Manganese MnO |
0.64% |
| Titanium TiO2 |
0.25% |
| Physical Characteristic |
| Specific Gravity |
4.10 g/cm3 |
| Hardness |
7.5+ (moh Scale) |
| Chloride Content Less than |
25 ppm |
| Bulk Density |
145 lb / ft3 |
| Colour |
Reddish Pink, Reddish Brown |
| Acid Solubility (HCL) |
Less than 1% |
| Conductivity Less than |
125 µs /cm |
| Melting point |
1,300 °C |
| Grain Shape |
Sub angular |
| Mineralogical Composition |
| Almandite Garnet |
93 – 98% |
| Ilmenite Less than |
2% |
| Quartz (free silica) Less than |
1.0% |
| Others Less than |
0.5% |
| Packing |
As per requirement |
