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Supreme Garnet Technical Data Sheet [ printable version ]  |    Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) [ printable version ]

 
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
  Specific Weight : 4.1 g/cm3
  Average Bulk : 2.4 g/cm3
  Hardness : 8 (Mohs Scale)
       
MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION
  Garnet (Almandite) : 97 - 98%
  Ilmenite : 1-2%
  Quartz : 1/2 %
  Others : 1/2%
ANALYSIS & CHARACTERISTICS
  Alumina  ( as Al2 O3 ) : 21%
  Iron  ( as Fe2 O3 )  : 31%
  Silica ( as Si O2 )  : 35% 
  Magnesium ( as Mg O ) : 8%
  Calcium  ( as Ca O ) : 1.5%
  Titanium  ( as Ti O2 ) : 1.0%
  Lead  ( as P2 O5 ) : 0.05%
  Manganese ( as Mn O ) : 0.5%
  Zircon  ( as Zr O2 ) : Traces
  Chloride Content :  Less than 50 ppm
  Soluble Salts  : Less than 100 ppm 
  Ph of Aqueous Medium 6.93 
  Gypsum Content  : Nil 
  Moisture Content  : Less than 0.5% 
  Carbonate Content  Traces
  Loss on Ignition : Nil 
  Metal Content  : Traces 
  (Specifically Free Iron, Free Copper and Other Heavy Metals) 
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS :
  Crystal System  : Cubic
  Habit :  : Dodecadnedron with occasional Trapezohedron
  Fracture  : Sub-Conchoidal
  Durability  : Very good
  Free Flow  : 90% minimum
  Susceptibility to Acid   : None
  Moisture Absorption  : Non Hygroscopic, Inert.
  Magnetism  : Very Slightly Magnetic
  Conductivity  : Less than 25 Microsiemens per Meter
  Radio Activity  : Not Detectable above background
  Pathological Effects  : None
  Free Silica Content : None
       
  Packing:
  • 25 Kg HDPE bag
  • 25 Kg imported Multi-ply valve type paper bag
  • 1 M.T and 2 M.T Jumbo bags
  • 40 x 25 Kg bags on shrink wrapped to pallets or to Jumbo bags
  • Special packing as per the customer requirement

 

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