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Aggregates

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commodity:Aggregates, etc.

Thornton Quarry & mill, Cook County, Illinois, USA
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commodity:Aggregates, etc.

Thornton Quarry & mill, Cook County, Illinois, USA
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commodity:Aggregates, etc.

Thornton Quarry & mill, Cook County, Illinois, USA
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About AggregatesHide

Aggregate is a broad classification of coarse to medium-grained rock material intended for use in construction.

This can include sand, gravel, crushed stone and mine waste, and rocks of all types can be mined or quarried for aggregate - making use of what is locally available for local construction rather than bringing higher quality rock from elsewhere at greater expense.

Aggregates are the most mined materials in the world.


Ref.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction_aggregate


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
52420
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52420:5

Other Commodities associated with Aggregates *Hide

CommodityAssociated LocalitiesTotal Localities% Association (commodity)% Association (Aggregates)
Limestone5072,29422.10% of all Limestone deposits have Aggregates.7.18% of all Aggregates deposits have Limestone.
Granite11083513.17% of all Granite deposits have Aggregates.1.56% of all Aggregates deposits have Granite.
Dimension Stone831,2146.84% of all Dimension Stone deposits have Aggregates.1.17% of all Aggregates deposits have Dimension Stone.
Sand and Gravel525369.70% of all Sand and Gravel deposits have Aggregates.0.74% of all Aggregates deposits have Sand and Gravel.
Sandstone4614631.51% of all Sandstone deposits have Aggregates.0.65% of all Aggregates deposits have Sandstone.
Mineral specimens368704.14% of all Mineral specimens deposits have Aggregates.0.51% of all Aggregates deposits have Mineral specimens.
Clay222,9680.74% of all Clay deposits have Aggregates.0.31% of all Aggregates deposits have Clay.
Lime/Cement228525.88% of all Lime/Cement deposits have Aggregates.0.31% of all Aggregates deposits have Lime/Cement.
* in exploitable quantities, based on associations listed on mindat.org

Companies producing AggregatesHide

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Sub-types of AggregatesHide

Sand and GravelSand and gravel are used for innumerous purposes, primarily as a construction aggregate, but also in agriculture, glass, paint, railroads, sand casting, sandbags, sandblasting, water filtration, and more.
Trap rock"Trap rock, also known as either trapp or trap, is any dark-colored, fine-grained, non-granitic intrusive or extrusive igneous rock. Types of trap rock include basalt, peridotite, diabase, and gabbro. Trapp (trap) is also used to refer to flood (plateau) ...

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Aggregates associated with 'Limestone'

Internet Links for AggregatesHide

References for AggregatesHide

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Deposits of AggregatesHide

Showing 7,629 deposits.

This map shows a selection of deposits that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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