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Ordering Information To order, contact Agricola Metals Corporation for quotation and delivery.
Quotations are offered FOB East Coast, or Lake Ports,
Shipping Information Agricolite is regularly shipped in 20 ton container lots. It is normally supplied in reinforced plastic sacks loaded on pallets. Sacks are 25 pound, 50 pound, or one ton supersacks. Other sizes, in accordance with customer requirement, are available. Custom printing on all containers can be readily provided. Normal delivery is 6 weeks from receipt of order; 4 week delivery is available. |
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Product Specifications *
Chemical Analyses in weight percent. |
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| Silicates | 64.7 % |
| Al2O3 | 14.16 % |
| CaO (East Zone) | 2.0 % |
| CaO (West Zone) | 2.5 - 2.7 % |
| K2O | 3.4 % |
| MgO | 1.10 % |
| Fe2O | 1.8 % |
| Na2O | 0.67 % |
| SO3 | 0.1 % |
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Product Purity |
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| Clinoptilolite | 85 % |
| Volcanics | 10 % |
| Other - biotite, smectite, and quartz. |
5 % |
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Physical Properties |
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| Bulk density (dry) | 8.5 lb/cubic ft. 1.36 g/cm3 |
| Cation Exchange cap. (CEC) | 0.9 - 1.5 meq/gm |
| Color | white |
| Optical reflectance | 83.2 |
| Hardness | 3.5 - 4.0 Mhos |
| LA Wear (abrasion) | 20 |
| Molecular Ratio (Si/Al) | 5.3 |
| Non-Soluble | yes |
| Non-Slaking | yes |
| Free Flowing | yes |
| Readily Mixable | yes |
| pH (natural) | 7.5 |
| Porosity | 39.4 % |
| Specific Gravity | 2.23 - 2.28 |
| Thermal Stability | 650 deg C , 1200 deg F |
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* The material shows finely crystalline, euhedral, approximately 1 µ by 4 µ by 5 µ , jumbled stocks of platy clinoptolite crystals. In addition, clay minerals (smectite type); volcanics glass; minute quantities of ball shaped opal; minor or trace biotite are observed. A complete material description, including XRD and EDS analyses, and SEM (conventional and field emission) is available upon request. |
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