International Garnet for Water Filtration
International Garnet is mined as a by-product in a mineral mining process. In our state of the art facility in Keeseville, NY, the Garnet is crushed, screened and packaged as per customer’s requirements.
International Garnet is a HIGH DENSITY Garnet for use in Municipality and Industrial water filtration systems.
Available Sizes
INTERNATIONAL GARNET SIZES FOR FILTRATION |
| Sieve U.S. Standard |
Microns |
#8 |
#8/12 |
#12 |
#20/40 |
#36 |
#30/40 |
#50 |
#60 |
#80 |
Certification
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| 6 |
3350 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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| 7 |
2800 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
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| 8 |
2360 |
36.9 |
17.2 |
7.2 |
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| 10 |
2000 |
53.8 |
60.7 |
40.2 |
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| 12 |
1700 |
5.4 |
17.6 |
30.7 |
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| 14 |
1400 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
17.6 |
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| 16 |
1180 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
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| 18 |
1000 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
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0.6 |
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| 20 |
850 |
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0.0 |
8.1 |
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| 25 |
710 |
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0.5 |
43.6 |
0.3 |
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| 30 |
600 |
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20.4 |
22.9 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
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| 35 |
500 |
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70.6 |
20.1 |
23.4 |
0.9 |
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| 40 |
425 |
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7.8 |
3.5 |
38.1 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
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| 45 |
355 |
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0.6 |
0.9 |
33.0 |
51.2 |
23.2 |
0.1 |
| 50 |
300 |
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0.1 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
31.1 |
53.3 |
6.3 |
| 60 |
250 |
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0.4 |
11.7 |
17 |
31.4 |
| 70 |
212 |
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0 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
41.0 |
| 80 |
180 |
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0.3 |
0.7 |
16.1 |
| 100 |
150 |
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0.4 |
0.3 |
5.0 |
| 120 |
125 |
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0.1 |
0.1 |
| 140 |
106 |
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| 170 |
90 |
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| 200 |
75 |
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| 230 |
63 |
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| Bulk Density ( lb per cubic foot )
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140 |
140 |
140 |
136 |
136 |
130 |
130 |
126 |
126 |
| Effective size (typical)
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2.04 mm |
1.85 mm |
1.54 mm |
0.50 mm |
0.53 mm |
0.37 mm |
0.29 mm |
0.27 mm |
0.19 mm |
| Effective size : specification
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1.90-2.20 |
1.65-2.00 |
1.45-1.70 |
0.45-0.55 |
0.50-0.65 |
0.30-0.40 |
0.25-0.35 |
0.20-0.30 |
0.15-0.25 |
| Uniformity coefficient (typical)
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1.17 |
1.21 |
1.35 |
1.12 |
1.40 |
1.26 |
1.29 |
1.25 |
1.30 |
| Uniformity coefficient: specification
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1.30 max |
1.50 max |
1.50 max |
1.40 max |
1.50 max |
1.40 max |
1.40 max |
1.50 max |
1.70 max |
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| Specific Gravity 3.80 g/cm3 minimum |
Material meets AWWA Standard B100-96 |
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| "** Material is UL Certified in accordance with ANSI/NSF Standard 61, Drinking Water System Components " |
Packaging
50lb paper bags: 40 bags/pallet
In 2000lb super sacs
Technical Physical Properties
Bulk Density: 140lbs/ft3
Specific Gravity: 3.80 g/cm3
Hardness: 7.0- 7.5 Mohs
Shape of Grains: angular
Color: dark brown/red
Free Silica: none
OPTA MINERALS has production and warehouse facilities in the following locations: Brantford, ON; Waterdown, ON; Lachine, QC; Laval, QC; St-Bruno-de-Guigues, QC; St-Germain-de-Grantham, QC; Norfolk, VA; New Orleans, LA; Los Angeles, CA; Hardeeville, SC; Attica, NY; Baltimore, MD; Keeseville, NY; Walkerton, IN; Milan, MI; Richfield, OH. |
