Decomposed granite is just old granite rock that has weathered into samller particles over millions of years. The particles are like very coarse sand or very tiny gravel. These particles are coming into common use in various landscaping applications. Geologists have more technical names for these materials, but DG is the commonly used term. In California, DG often occurs in places where exposed basoliths have weathered and eroded. Examples in California include parts of the Tahoe basin, Shasta Bolly - Grass Valley Creek watersheds west of Redding, and parts of the mountains to the east of San Diego. DG derived soils are notoriously unstable and subject to very high erosion rates. Examples of erosion control projects related to DG soils can be found at the Trinity Resource Conservation District (Trinity County, Calif., USA) website: http://www.tcrcd.net/pdf/GVC_10-Yr-Planting_Final-Report.pdf and http://www.tcrcd.net/pdf/GVC_Restoration_Manual.pdf
Mufasa (although we didn't see his body decomposed)
yes there is such a thing as black granite
Granite is an intrusive igneous rock.
No, granite is not a metal. Granite is neither a metal or a nonmetal, but is an igneous rock. Use the link below to the related question as to whether granite is a metal or nonmetal to learn a bit more.
No. Granite is very chemically resistant.
Decomposed or partially decomposed granite is porous.
Decomposed granite is granite that is weathered and has been broken down into gravel sized particles. One can purchase a large supply of decomposed granite by ordering it from a home improvement store such as Home Depot or Lowe's.
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6 tons
The stone called, "Decomposed Granite" is orange (and a little crumbly). A lot of granite is composed of white and black minerals in a speckled appearance.
6 tons
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Around 40 to 50 per cubic yard
It depends a little on just how decomposed it is, and whether it's been disturbed or not (native state or excavated and recompacted, or not recompacted), but generally, use of a unit weight of about 135 to 145 pounds per cubic foot or in the range of 3,500 to 4,000 pounds per cubic yard should suffice for estimating purposes.
We don't know how decomposed granite lies or settles. All we can tell you is that(1 cubic yard that's 2 inches high) covers 23,328 square inches = 162 square feet.
I was not aware that granite decomposed! A yard is sometimes used, in the building trade, as an abbreviation for cubic yard. 1435 sq ft * 3 inches = 1435/9 * 3/36 = 13.29 cubic yards, approx.
because granite is such a hard rock, it is difficult for things to imprint it, it also comes from lava/magma so most living things have already decomposed before they can make an imprint.