Aqua-garfine / Fine garnet, Almandite
Aqua-garfine is a naturally occurring mineral with uniform physical, chemical, hardness and microstructure characteristics, which provide the essential properties for a wide variety of industrial uses.
Aqua-garfine is the compositional variety known as almandite. There are no free elements; all oxides are combined chemically as an iron-rich aluminosilicate, which has the formula: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3.
Aqua-garfine or GMA GarnetTM is produced at a modern plant in Western Australia by the GMA Garnet Group, a leading producer of industrial Garnet. It is processed to provide a consistent clean product free of organic matter, dust and superfines.
Applications:
Seeding material
for upstream crystallisation softening process. Because of its high density and very uniform, narrow grading it
- allows a much lower reactor height and
- guarantees a minimum to none carry over.
Chemical analysis |
Average figures |
EN 12910 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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SiO2 |
mass-% |
36.1 |
32 - 42 |
|
FeO |
mass-% |
29.8 |
20 - 40 |
|
Al2O3 |
mass-% |
20.4 |
15 - 25 |
|
Fe2O3 |
mass-% |
1.7 |
0 - 15 |
|
TiO2 |
mass-% |
1.8 |
0 - 5 |
|
CaO |
mass-% |
1.6 |
0 - 5 |
|
MgO |
mass-% |
6.0 |
0 - 15 |
|
MnO |
mass-% |
|
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Typical mineral composition |
Average figures |
EN 12910 |
|
|
Garnet (Almandite) |
mass-% |
98.0 |
- |
|
Ilmenite |
mass-% |
1.5 |
- |
|
Zircon |
mass-% |
0.25 |
- |
|
Quartz |
mass-% |
0.25 |
- |
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Physical characteristics |
Average figures |
EN 12910 |
|
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Density |
g/cm3 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
|
Bulk density |
kg/m3 |
2380 |
< 2400 |
|
Shape |
sub-angular |
|
Sizes available |
0.20 - 0.35 mm and 0.18 - 0.55 mm |
Packaging
- 25 kg 2-ply craft paper bags with plastic inner bag, palletised, shrink-wrapped.
- Big bags.
- Bulk carriers.
