Garnet Filter Media Physical Properties:
| Color: | Light tan to reddish-purple |
| Type: | Almandite |
| Crystal System: | Cubic |
| Hardness: | 7.0-7.5 (Mohs scale) |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.8-4.2 gm/cc |
| Free Silica: | Minimal |
| Bulk Density: | |
| #8 Garnet: | 140 lbs./cu. ft. |
| #8-12 Garnet: | 140 lbs./cu. ft. |
| #30-40 Garnet: | 130 lbs./cu. ft. |
| Effective Size: | |
| #8 Garnet: | 2.0 mm |
| #8-12 Garnet: | 1.5 mm |
| #30-40 Garnet: | 0.35 mm |
| Uniformity Coefficienty: | |
| #8 Garnet: | 1.3 |
| #8-12 Garnet: | <1.5 |
| #30-40 Garnet: | 1.4 |
Advantages of Garnet Filter Media:
- High specific gravity allows unique filter designs. In combination with other filter media, higher flow rates, higher loadings, and better filtration can be achieved.
- High hardness reduces attrition and provides for years of reliable service.
- An excellent support bed for other high-density media.
Garnet Filter Media – Typical Sieve Analysis – Percent Passing
| SIEVE | OPENING INCHES | #8 | #8/12 | #16 | #25 | #36 | #30/40 | #50 | #60 | #60/80 | #80 | #100 |
| #6 | 0.13 | 2 | 0-10 | |||||||||
| #8 | 0.0937 | 50-95 | 0-10 | |||||||||
| #12 | 0.0661 | 0-20 | 45-75 | 0-5 | 0-2 | |||||||
| #14 | 0.0555 | 20-40 | 5-40 | 10-30 | ||||||||
| #16 | 0.0469 | 0-5 | 30-70 | 20-30 | 0-5 | |||||||
| #18 | 0.0394 | 20-40 | 20-30 | 10-20 | ||||||||
| #20 | 0.0331 | 0-5 | 5-20 | 20-35 | 0-5 | |||||||
| #30 | 0.0234 | 5-20 | 40-60 | 0-10 | 0-5 | |||||||
| #40 | 0.0165 | 0-5 | 0-12 | 60-90 | 40-65 | 0-10 | 0-10 | 0-5 | ||||
| #50 | 0.0117 | 5-35 | 30-50 | 60-80 | 30-60 | 0-50 | ||||||
| #60 | 0.0098 | 10-20 | 20-40 | 15-30 | 15-50 | |||||||
| #70 | 0.0083 | 0-5 | 10-20 | 10-55 | ||||||||
| #80 | 0.007 | 5-20 | 5-40 | 0-20 | ||||||||
| #100 | 0.0059 | 0-5 | 0-15 | |||||||||
| #140 | 0.0041 | 65-70 | ||||||||||
| #200 | 0.0029 | 0-15 |
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