Garnet: Garnet,also known as "jade sand" or "natural gold steel", has a strong hardness and good acid and alkali resistanceis an island-like structure of aluminum(calcium)silicate.
Garnet Physical and Chemical Composition
Garnet chemical composition(%) |
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SiO2 |
Al2O3 |
Fe2O3+Fe |
CaO |
MgO |
MnO |
TiO2 |
Chioride |
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34-40 |
17-21 |
25-31 |
5-10 |
5-6 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
10-15ppm |
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Mineralogical Content /Physical properties |
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1 |
Garnet |
97-98 % |
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2 |
Quartz |
≤0.2% |
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3 |
Ilmenite |
≤0.5% |
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4 |
Others |
≤0.1% |
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5 |
Color |
Red&brown |
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6 |
Moh's hardness |
7.5+ |
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7 |
Bulk density |
1.8-1.9g/cm3 |
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8 |
Specific gravity |
4.0-4.1g/cm3 |
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9 |
Melting point |
1260℃ |
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10 |
Grain shape |
Sub angular |
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11 |
Conductivity |
≤25M/cm |
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12 |
Solubility in Water |
Not Soluble in Water |
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13 |
Toxicity |
None |
Avaliable size:
10/20 20/40 30/60 80 120 150 180mesh |