Select the type of material for which the "In Place" weight data is required. The tables show the weight in kilograms per linear metre for each common core diameter. The last column provides the weight of a cubic metre of each given material. The nominal densities in gm/cc for each type of material are also shown in the second column.

Sediments Rocks Ores ( specified origins)

SEDIMENTS:-

  Core Size

AQ

ATW

BQ

BTW

NQ

NTW

HQ

PQ

kg/M3

Core Dia(mm)

 

27.000

30.300

36.500

42.000

47.600

56.000

63.500

85.000

N/A

Material

gm/cc

                 

Wet Sand

1.950

1.116

1.405

2.039

2.700

3.468

4.800

6.172

11.060

1950.00

Dry Sand

1.600

0.916

1.153

1.673

2.216

2.846

3.939

5.065

9.075

1600.00

Wet Gravel

2.000

1.145

1.441

2.092

2.769

3.557

4.924

6.331

11.343

2000.00

Dry Gravel

1.800

1.030

1.297

1.882

2.493

3.202

4.431

5.698

10.209

1800.00

Wet Clayey Gravel

1.920

1.099

1.384

2.008

2.659

3.415

4.727

6.077

10.890

1920.00

Clay

1.860

1.064

1.341

1.945

2.576

3.308

4.579

5.887

10.549

1860.00

Clayey soil

1.760

1.007

1.268

1.841

2.437

3.130

4.333

5.571

9.982

1760.00

ROCKS:-

  Core Size

AQ

ATW

BQ

BTW

NQ

NTW

HQ

PQ

kg/M3

Core

Dia(mm)

27.000

30.300

36.500

42.000

47.600

56.000

63.500

85.000

N/A

Material

gm/cc

                 

Basalt

3.000

1.717

2.162

3.137

4.154

5.336

7.385

9.496

17.015

3000.00

Dolomite

2.560

1.465

1.845

2.677

3.545

4.553

6.302

8.103

14.519

2560.00

Gneiss

2.690

1.539

1.939

2.813

3.725

4.784

6.622

8.515

15.257

2690.00

Granite

2.720

1.557

1.960

2.845

3.766

4.838

6.696

8.610

15.427

2720.00

Limestone

2.690

1.539

1.939

2.813

3.725

4.784

6.622

8.515

15.257

2690.00

Quartz

2.640

1.511

1.903

2.761

3.656

4.696

6.499

8.356

14.973

2640.00

Sandstone

2.420

1.385

1.744

2.531

3.351

4.304

5.957

7.660

13.725

2420.00

Slate

2.800

1.602

2.018

2.928

3.877

4.980

6.893

8.863

15.881

2800.00

ORES:-

  Core Size

AQ

ATW

BQ

BTW

NQ

NTW

HQ

PQ

kg/M3

Core Dia(mm)

 

27.000

30.300

36.500

42.000

47.600

56.000

63.500

85.000

N/A

Material

gm/cc

                 

Bauxite (Weipa)

1.400

0.801

1.009

1.464

1.939

2.490

3.446

4.431

7.940

1400.00

Iron Ore (Hamersley hematite) range(min)

4.210

2.409

3.034

4.403

5.830

7.488

10.364

13.326

23.878

4210.00

Iron Ore (Hamersley hematite) range(max)

4.450

2.547

3.207

4.654

6.162

7.915

10.955

14.086

25.239

4450.00

Iron Ore (Hamersley hematite) range(av.)

4.300

2.461

3.099

4.497

5.954

7.648

10.586

13.611

24.388

4300.00

Iron Ore (Mt. Whaleback-Brockman type)

3.850

2.203

2.775

4.026

5.331

6.848

9.478

12.186

21.836

3850.00

Iron Ore (Mt. Whaleback-Marra Mamba)

2.800

1.602

2.018

2.928

3.877

4.980

6.893

8.863

15.881

2800.00

Iron Ore (Pilbara-limomite deposit)

2.500

1.431

1.802

2.615

3.462

4.447

6.154

7.913

14.179

2500.00

Copper (Bougainville porphyry ore)

2.600

1.488

1.874

2.719

3.600

4.624

6.401

8.230

14.746

2600.00

Lead Zinc (Broken Hill)

3.500

2.003

2.522

3.660

4.847

6.225

8.616

11.079

19.851

3500.00

Nikel (Kambalda massive sulphides)

3.600

2.060

2.595

3.765

4.985

6.403

8.862

11.395

20.418

3600.00

Uranium (Mary Kathleen)

4.100

2.346

2.955

4.288

5.677

7.292

10.093

12.978

23.254

4100.00