CaMg(CO₃)₂ - Dolomite
Location & Port
Marmara Island
Marmara Island is located north-west of Turkey, in the middle of Sea of MarmaraSaraylar Port
Can service up to 17.500 ton capacity shipsLoading capacity: 5.000 ton/day
Berth lenght: 122 m
Draught: max. 15 m, min. 11 m
Quarry: 3 km away
Chemical Analysis
| Content | % |
|---|---|
| SiO₂ | 0,04-0,086 |
| Al₂O₃ | 0,0056-0,12 |
| CaO | 33,43-39,35 |
| Fe₂O₃ | 0,01-0,07 |
| MgO | 16,86-20,61 |
| Na₂O | 0,01-0,076 |
| K₂O | 0,01-0,0229 |
| TiO₂ | 0,0017-0,1 |
| P₂O5 | 0,0013-0,1 |
| SO₃ | 0,0011-0,037 |
| BaO | 0,00079-0,1 |
| Cr₂O₃ | 0,0026 |
| SrO | 0,0142-0,018 |
| MnO | 0,00065-0,1 |
| NiO | <0,00057 |
| ZnO | <0,00015 |
| CoO | <0,00055 |
| CuO | <0,00041 |
| Overheating Loss | 45,84-45,98 |
Physical & Mechanical Analysis
| Analysis | Metric System | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | Mohs | 4,5 |
| Unit volume weight | Wet | 2,818 gr/cm³ |
| Dry | 2,818 gr/cm³ | |
| Specific weight | gr/cm³ | 2,862 |
| At atmospheric pressure | Water absorption (by volume) | 0,947 % |
| Water absorption (by weight) | 0,336 % | |
| In boiling water | Water absorption (by volume) | 1,209 % |
| Water absorption (by weight) | 0,430 % | |
| Apparent porosity | % | 0,947 |
| Porosity | % | 1,54 |
| Solidity ratio | % | 98,45 |
| Compressive strength | kg/cm² | 1590 |
| Loss of compressive strength (after freezing) | % | 2,77 |
| Loss of weight (after freezing) | % | 0,003 |
| Flexural strength | kg/cm² | 80,05 |
| Impact strength | kg.cm/cm² | 15,33 |
| Abrasion strength | cm²/50cm² | 24,57 |