Packaging Sizes

Silica sand and gravel is packaged in 20lb, 30lb, 50lb, and 100lb, woven polypropylene bags. Super sacks are packaged with weights of 2,000lb, 3,000lb and 4,000lb with or without pallets. Garnet abrasives are packaged in 50 lb paper bags.

Gravel

Density: 1 cubic foot = 100 lbs
Quartz products 2.0 mm or large

Grade Millimeters Inches
2 1/2 x 1 1/2 63.5 x 38.1 2.25 x 1.50
1 1/2 x 3/4 38.1 x 19.05 1/50 x .75
1 x 5/8 25.4 x 15.875 1 x .625
1 x 1 1/2 25.4 x 12.7 1 x .50
3/4 x 1/2 19.05 x 12.7 .75 x .50
5/8 x 3/8 15.875 x 9.525 .625 x .375
9/16 x 3/8 14.288 x 9.525 .5625 x .375
1/2 x 1/4 12.7 x 6.35 .50 x .25
3/8 x 1/4 9.525 x 6.35 .375 x .25
3/8 x 3/16 9.525 x 4.7625 .375 x .1875
3/8 x 1/8 9.525 x 3.175 .375 x .125
1/4 x 1/8 6.35 x 3.175 .25 x .125
1/4 x #10 6.35 x 2.000 .25 x .0787
3/16 x #10 4.7625 x 2.000 .1875 x .0787
#2 Ohio Quartz 3.17 0.125
3/16 x #16 4.7625 x 1.18 .1875 x .0469
1/8 x 1/16 3.175 x 1.5875 .125 x 0.0625

Sand

Density: 1 cubic foot = 100 lbs
Quartz products 2.0 mm or large

Grade Effective Size Designation
#4 2.00 Ohio Quartz
#5 .80-1.2 or .80-2.0 Torpedo Sand
#7 .45-.55 or .55-.65 Filter Sand
28/35 .41 Filter Sand
#7, 28/35, 35/42 .30-.50 Filter Sand
35/42 0.25 Filter Sand
#9 0.17 Refractory Sand

Anthracite

Density: 52 lbs = 1 cubic foot
50 bags per pallet

Grade Size (inches) Size (millimeters)
No. 1 3/32 x 3/64 .60-.80
No. 1 3/32 x 3/64 .85-.95
No. 1 3/32 x 3/64 .95-1.05
No. 1 N/A 1/1-1.2
No. 2 3/16 x 3/32 1.7-4.0
No. 3 5/16 x 3/16 4.0-6.3
No. 4 9/16 x 5/16 6.3-11.2
No. 5 13/16 x 9/16 11.2-17.5
No. 6 1 5/8 x 13/16 17.5-34.1
No. 7 2 7/16 x 1 5/8 34.1-62.0

Greensand

Density: 85 lbs = 1 cubic foot
50 1/2 cubic foot bags per pallet

Grade Effective Size Designation
Greensand .30-.25mm Filter Media

Garnet

80 - 50 lb bags per pallet

Grade Effective Size (mm) Density lbs/ft3
#60 .20-.30 126
#50 .25-.35 130
#30 x 40 .30-.40 130
#20 x 40 .45-.55 136
#12 1.40-1.70 140
#8 x 12 1.65-2.00 140
#8 1.90-2.20 140