
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.
| 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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
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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 |