Some Dust Monitoring Data That Is Not Easily Available

 

Data of miscellaneous substances measured in density as per kg/m3, the substances include soils, metals, woods, and liquids.

The data obtained contains all various measurements of the materials or substances stated on this page. Some data that is not easily available is also included.

If you have sweated to find data, then please allow it to be added here. Email us – chris@dustwatch.com

The only link you will need to convert GPS coordinates to the different formats

http://www.csgnetwork.com/gpscoordconv.html

 

Excellent humidity and moist air online calculators

 

1.https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/air-density    (Page also available at Calculator for moist air)

     2.http://www.natmus.dk/cons/tp/atmcalc/atmocalc.htm (Page also available at Holsoft’s Physics Resources Pages)

     3.http://www.natmus.dk/cons/tp/atmcalc/ATMOCLC1.HTM#vca (Page also available at Moisture in air)

 

Density Data

 

The specific gravity is calculated using a density of water of 997.6466 kg/m3.
SG = density of substance/997.6466.

Woods (at 15 percent moisture content by mass.)

(As a general rule, solids and liquids are usually quoted by mass, while gasses are quoted by volume)

 

Stones, Earths, etc.

 

 

Miscellaneous Substances

 

Weights of Woods (dry wood)

 

Weights of Woods (dry wood) Continued…

Weights of Some Liquids

 

Weights of Some Metals

 

Weights of Some Soils

 

Density of Stones & Masonry

 

Density of some Miscellaneous Substances

 

Lengths of some substances

 

Looking at your request in particular

1.  Sand  (See the particle table attached)

2.  An Atom varies in size (see the other two attached pictures).  Oxygen has a diameter of about 1.3 Angstrom (1X10^(-10)  meters).  You could line up 75 million oxygen atoms in a distance of 1 centimeter.

3. Paraffin fume also varies in diameter. But the best approximation would be the C4H10 molecule on the particle size table.  Paraffin is any molecule with the formulae C(n)H(2n+2), with n =4 gives you C4H10.  You can then approximate the diameter by adding the atomic diameters of each molecule, although there would be some inaccuracy as the molecules are not all in a straight line.  Paraffin is usually made up of particles with n = 20 or more.

4.  Size of Coffee Beans: I recommend buying some coffee beans and measuring the size with a ruler.

 

Visit this website for these densities  – http://www.simetric.co.uk/si_materials.htm

Material – powder, ore, solids, etc. kg/cu.m. Alfalfa, ground 256 Alum, lumpy 881 Alum, pulverized 753 Alumina 961 Aluminum, oxide 1522 Ammonia gas 0.77 Ammonium Nitrate 730 Ammonium Sulphate – dry 1130 Ammonium Sulphate – wet 1290 Andesite, solid 2771 Antimony, cast 6696 Apples 641 Arsenic 5671 Asbestos – shredded 320- 400 Asbestos rock 1600 Ashes – wet 730- 890 Ashes – dry 570- 650 Asphalt, crushed 721 Babbitt 7272 Bagasse 120 Bakelite, solid 1362 Baking powder 721 Barium 3780 Bark, wood refuse 240 Barley 609 Barite, crushed 2883 Basalt, broken 1954 Basalt, solid 3011 Bauxite, crushed 1281 Beans, castor 577 Beans, cocoa 593 Beans, navy 801 Beans, soy 721 Beeswax 961 Beets 721 Bentonite 593 Bicarbonate of soda 689 Bismuth 9787 Bones, pulverized 881 Borax, fine 849 Bran 256 Brewers grain 432 Brick, common red 1922 Brick, fire clay 2403 Brick, silica 2050 Brick, chrome 2803 Brick, magnesia 2563 Buckwheat 657 Butter 865 Cadmium 8650 Calcium carbide 1201 Caliche 1442 Carbon, solid 2146 Carbon, powdered 80 Carbon dioxide 1.98 Carbon monoxide 1.25 Cardboard 689 Cement – clinker 1290-1540 Cement, Portland 1506 Cement, mortar 2162 Cement, slurry 1442 Chalk, solid 2499 Chalk, lumpy 1442 Chalk, fine 1121 Charcoal 208 Chloroform 1522 Chocolate, powder 641 Chromic acid, flake 1201 Chromium 6856 Chromium ore 2162 Cinders, furnace 913 Cinders, Coal, ash 641 Clay, dry excavated 1089 Clay, wet excavated 1826 Clay, dry lump 1073 Clay, fire 1362 Clay, wet lump 1602 Clay, compacted 1746 Clover seed 769 Coal, Anthracite, solid 1506 Coal, Anthracite, broken 1105 Coal, Bituminous, solid 1346 Coal, Bituminous, broken 833 Cobaltite ( cobolt ore ) 6295 Coconut, meal 513 Coconut, shredded 352 Coffee, fresh beans 561 Coffee, roast beans 432 Coke 570- 650 Concrete, Asphalt 2243 Concrete, Gravel 2403 Concrete, Limestone with Portland 2371 Copper ore 1940-2590 Copper sulfate, ground 3604 Copra, medium size 529 Copra, meal, ground 641 Copra, expeller cake ground 513 Copra, expeller cake chopped 465 Cork, solid 240 Cork, ground 160 Corn, on the cob 721 Corn, shelled 721 Corn, grits 673 Cottonseed, dry, de-linted 561 Cottonseed, dry, not de-linted 320 Cottonseed, cake, lumpy 673 Cottonseed, hulls 192 Cottonseed, meal 593 Cottonseed, meats 641 Cottonwood 416 Cryolite 1602 Cullet 1602 Culm 753 Dolomite, solid 2899 Dolomite, pulverized 737 Dolomite, lumpy 1522 Earth, loam, dry, excavated 1249 Earth, moist, excavated 1442 Earth, wet, excavated 1602 Earth, dense 2002 Earth, soft loose mud 1730 Earth, packed 1522 Earth, Fullers, raw 673 Emery 4005 Ether 737 Feldspar, solid 2563 Feldspar, pulverized 1233 Fertilizer, acid phosphate 961 Fish, scrap 721 Fish, meal 593 Flaxseed, whole 721 Flint – silica 1390 Flour, wheat 593 Flue dust 1450-2020 Fluorspar, solid 3204 Fluorspar, lumps 1602 Fluorspar, pulverized 1442 Fullers Earth – raw or burnt 570- 730 Galena ( lead ore ) 7400 – 7600 Garbage, household rubbish 481 Glass – broken or cullet 1290-1940 Glass, window 2579 Glue, animal, flaked 561 Glue, vegetable, powdered 641 Gluten, meal 625 Gneiss, bed in place 2867 Gneiss, broken 1858 Granite, solid 2691 Granite, broken 1650 Graphite, flake 641 Grain – Maize 760 Grain – Barley 600 Grain – Millet 760- 800 Grain – Wheat 780- 800 Gravel, loose, dry 1522 Gravel, with sand, natural 1922 Gravel, dry 1/4 to 2 inch 1682 Gravel, wet 1/4 to 2 inch 2002 Gummite ( uranium ore ) 3890 – 6400 Gypsum, solid 2787 Gypsum, broken 1290-1600 Gypsum, crushed 1602 Gypsum, pulverized 1121 Halite (salt), solid 2323 Halite (salt), broken 1506 Hematite ( iron ore ) 5095 – 5205 Hemimorphite ( zinc ore ) 3395 – 3490 Hydrochloric acid 40% 1201 Ice, solid 919 Ice, crushed 593 Ilmenite 2307 Iridium 22154 Iron ore – crushed – see metals table 2100-2900 Iron oxide pigment 400 Iron Pyrites 2400 Iron sulphate – pickling tank – dry 1200 Iron sulphate – pickling tank – wet 1290 Ivory 1842 Kaolin, green crushed 1025 Kaolin, pulverized 352 Lead rolled – see metals table 11389 Lead, red 3684 Lead, white pigment 4085 Leather 945 Lignite, dry 801 Lime, quick, lump 849 Lime, quick, fine 1201 Lime, stone, large 2691 Lime, stone, lump 1538 Lime, hydrated 481 Lime, wet or mortar 1540 Limonite, solid 3796 Limonite, broken 2467 Limestone, solid 2611 Limestone, broken 1554 Limestone, pulverized 1394 Linseed, whole 753 Linseed, meal 513 Locust, dry 705 Magnesite, solid 3011 Magnesium oxide 1940 Magnesium sulphate, crystal 1121 Magnetite, solid ( iron ore ) 5046 Magnetite, broken 3284 Malachite ( copper ore ) 3750 – 3960 Malt 336 Manganese, solid 7609 Manganese oxide 1922 Manure 400 Marble, solid 2563 Marble, broken 1570 Marl, wet, excavated 2243 Mica, solid 2883 Mica, broken 1602 Mica – flake 520 Mica – powder 986 Milk, powdered 449 Molybdenum ore 1600 Mortar, wet 2403 Mud, packed 1906 Mud, fluid 1730 Nickel ore 1600 Nickel, rolled 8666 Nickel silver 8442 Nitric acid, 91% 1506 Nitrogen 1.26 Oak, red 705 Oats 432 Oats, rolled 304 Oil cake 785 Oil, linseed 942 Oil, petroleum 881 Oxygen 1.43 Oyster shells, ground 849 Paper, standard 1201 Peanuts, shelled 641 Peanuts, not shelled 272 Peat, dry 400 Peat, moist 801 Peat, wet 1121 Pecan wood 753 Phosphate rock, broken 1762 Phosphorus 2339 Pitch 1153 Plaster 849 Platinum ore 2600 Porcelain 2403 Porphyry, solid 2547 Porphyry, broken 1650 Potash 1281 Potassium chloride 2002 Potatoes, white 769 Pumice, stone 641 Pyrite (fool’s gold) 2400 – 5015 Quartz, solid 2643 Quartz, lump 1554 Quartz sand 1201 Resin, synthetic, crushed 561 Rice, hulled 753 Rice, rough 577 Rice grits 689 Rip-Rap 1602 Rock – soft – excavated with shovel 1600-1780 Rosin 1073 Rubber, caoutchouc 945 Rubber, manufactured 1522 Rubber, ground scrap 481 Rye 705 Salt cake 1442 Salt, course 801 Salt, fine 1201 Saltpeter 1201 Sand, wet 1922 Sand, wet, packed 2082 Sand, dry 1602 Sand, loose 1442 Sand, rammed 1682 Sand, water-filled 1922 Sand with Gravel, dry 1650 Sand with Gravel, wet 2020 Sandstone, solid 2323 Sandstone, broken 1370-1450 Sawdust 210 Sewage, sludge 721 Shale, solid 2675 Shale, broken 1586 Shells – oyster 800 Sinter 1600-2180 Slag, solid 2114 Slag, broken 1762 Slag, crushed, 1/4 inch 1185 Slag, furn. granulated 961 Slate, solid 2691 Slate, broken 1290-1450 Slate, pulverized 1362 Smithsonite ( zinc ore ) 4300 Snow, freshly fallen 160 Snow, compacted 481 Soap, solid 801 Soap, chips 160 Soap, flakes 160 Soap, powdered 368 Soapstone talc 2400 Soda Ash, heavy 1080 Soda Ash, light 432 Sodium 977 Sodium Aluminate, ground 1153 Sodium Nitrate, ground 1201 Soy beans, whole 753 Starch, powdered 561 Stone, crushed 1602 Stone (common, generic) 2515 Sugar, brown 721 Sugar, powdered 801 Sugar, granulated 849 Sugar, raw cane 961 Sugarbeet pulp, dry 208 Sugarbeet pulp, wet 561 Sugarcane 272 Sulphur, solid 2002 Sulphur, lump 1314 Sulphur, pulverized 961 Taconite 2803 Talc, solid 2691 Talc, broken 1746 Tanbark, ground 881 Tankage 961 Tar 1153 Tobacco 320 Trap rock, solid 2883 Trap rock, broken 1746 Turf 400 Turpentine 865 Walnut, black, dry 609 Water, pure 1000 Water, sea (see liquids table) 1026 Wheat 769 Wheat, cracked 673 Wood chips – dry – see wood table 240- 520 Wool 1314 Zinc oxide 400

 

 

Table of densities for common materials: 

styrofoam	0.05 g/mL
balsa wood	0.16 g/mL
cork	0.25 g/mL
charcoal	0.40 g/mL
pine	0.55 g/mL
snow	0.56 g/mL
gasoline	0.66 g/mL
maple	0.72 g/mL
oak	0.80 g/mL
ice	0.92 g/mL
olive oil	0.92 g/mL
water	1.00 g/mL
coal	1.50 g/mL
sugar	1.59 g/mL
bone	1.70 g/mL
table salt	2.16 g/mL
glass	2.20 g/mL
aluminum	2.70 g/mL
cement	2.80 g/mL
the Earth	5.50 g/mL
steel	7.80 g/mL
iron	7.90 g/mL
brass	8.40 g/mL
nickel	8.90 g/mL
silver	10.50 g/mL
lead	11.34 g/mL
mercury	13.60 g/mL
gold	19.32 g/mL
platinum	21.40 g/mL

 

Miscellaneous Information

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