does anyone know the weight of a sandstone rock with the
height of 2 1/2 ft.
legnth of 4 ft 4 inches
width of 2 1/2 ft.
2007-03-14 14:09:02 · 5 answers · asked by Ruby 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
That would depend on its mineralogy and specific gravity (SG)
2007-03-14 14:16:26 · answer #1 · answered by Professor Kitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on what kind of sandstone and the mineralogy. If you have an Arkose, a Quartzose, or Argillaceous...and you would need to know the modal percentages of each of the major minerals (which would likely be quartz and/or K-spar.) Also, if you had some sandstone with iron oxide in it, that would make it heavier. All in all, there is really not a specific gravity for sandstone; rather there is for all minerals and you need to figure out the weight based on their abundance in the rock.
2007-03-14 22:19:28 · answer #2 · answered by Derrick W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the weight of any stone is a function of its mineral content ...and minerals have a wide variety of chemical content ... the minerals with the heaviest specific gravities ...will cause the rocks to be the heaviest....
Now a sandstone is a sedimentary rock and as the name sandstone implies it is composed of grains of rock and or minerals of SAND GRAIN SIZE and of no specific type ...so to guess what some unknown sandstone ...of unknown mineral content of its grains and cement... unknown porosity and of known size ... will weigh is not an answerable question...
2007-03-14 23:12:16 · answer #3 · answered by ccseg2006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I already answered a similar question. Density of the sandstone varies with its components and its porosity between 1.85 to 3.2. In average we can take something around 2.3. Your rock will be around 2115 kg +/-500 kg
2007-03-15 04:24:59 · answer #4 · answered by omalinur 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sandstone weighs 2323 kilograms per cubic meter. You can figure the weight of your sample from that.
2007-03-14 21:17:17 · answer #5 · answered by Curiosity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋