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Specialist silica sands Garside Sands Ironsand
OHS61759 FM96927 EMS96928 A fine top dressing sand.
Applications Mechanical analysis
• Top dressing Sieve size (mm) Specification (% Passing) • Rootzone mix 1.00 100
• Slit drainage 0.50 40 - 95
• Lime mortar sand. 0.355 15 - 65
Sectors 0.25 0 - 30
• Sports and leisure 0.18 0 - 20
• Industrial and manufacturing. 0.150
Available in 0.125 0 - 10
• Loose: tippers Colour Brown • Bulk bags (tote). Specific gravity apparent 2.74
Water absorption 0.4
Soluble chloride salts 0.0009
Sulphate content 0.007
pH 7.6
Garside Ironsand
Size range: 1.00 – 0.18mm
Source: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Geology: Lower Greensand of the Cretaceous period
Composition: Quartz
Grain shape: Sub angular to rounded Garside Sands Ironsand
Manufacturing standard Sustainability and local sourcing Policies
All aggregate Industries products are Energy use: Aggregate Industries is at the Aggregate Industries’ policies on the manufactured in accordance with ISO 9001 forefront of sustainability and has committed environment and community, health and with factory compliance to ISO 14001. to reduce carbon emissions by 20% by safety and sustainable solutions for different 2016 based on a 2012 base line. product applications can be viewed on our Chemical analysis website www.aggregate.com Recyclable: 100% of the product can be Chemical analysis % recycled thus reducing the amount of COSHH data Silica SiO 87.54 material that is sent to landfill. 2 Full COSHH data on Garside Sands
Alumina Al2O3 1.01 Manufacturing location: produced in the products is available on request. Please call UK, with locally sourced materials under the Technical helpline on 01525 237911. Titania TiO 0.084 2 strict environmental and social legislation. Iron FE O 9.18 Technical support 2 3 Responsible sourcing: Aggregate Magnesium MgO 0.1 Industries is the first company in the world Detailed guidance and assistance with the to achieve a BES 6001:2008 Responsible preparation of specification and use of Calcium CaO 0.06 Sourcing Certificate from BRE Global. Garside Sands products is available through the sales offices. A free technical service is Sodium Na2O 0.03 Products are assed on: also available. Potassium K2O 0.17 • quality management Please call Garside Sands Technical Phosphate P2O5 0.01 • environmental management Services on 01525 237911
Chromium Cr2O3 0.01 • health and safety management
Manganese MnO2 0.02 • greenhouse gas emissions Loss on ignition L on I 1.9 • minimising raw material usage @ 1000°C • labour practice The above figures only relate to one specific test. • biodiversity
• community engagement.
Garside Sands, Eastern Way, Heath & Reach, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 9LF
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