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GRANULAR QUARTZITE [1 record]

Record 1 1978-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Facilities and Equipment
  • Construction Site Equipment
  • Quarrying Tools and Machinery
OBS

The term sand also is applied, especially commercially, to small mineral or rock particles produced by crushing larger materials; for example, limestone sand made by crushing limestone, slag sand from slag, or sand made by crushing quartzite. Various granular materials, not necessarily of inorganic composition, likewise may be called sand because they consist of sand-size particles.

OBS

According to the Webster’s, sand particles are usually less than 2 mm in diameter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Outillage et machinerie (Carrières)
OBS

Broyage: réduction en fragments compris entre 0,4 et 6,3 mm.

Spanish

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