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Approximate Weights of Various Construction Material Per Cubic Yard

Material	lbs./ cu. yd.	tons/ cu. yd,	Material	lbs./ cu. yd.	tons/ cu. yd,
Andesine Stone	4887	2.44	Earth & Sand, wet	3240	1.62
Ashes	1080	.52	Fire brick	3915	1.95
Asphalt	2700	1.35	Fire Clay	3510	1.75
Asphaltum	2349	1.17	Garbage	1150	.57
Basalt Rock	4887	2.44	Gravel, dry	2970	1.48
Brick, soft clay	2718	1.35	Gravel, out of water	1620	.81
Brick, hard clay	3397	1.69	Granite	4536	2.26
Brick, pressed	3806	1.90	Lime, quick, loose	1431	.71
Brick, paving	3694	1.84	Lime, quick, shaken	1485	.70
Block, paving	3694	1.84	Limestone, solid	4536	2.26
Bluestone	2970	1.48	Limestone, loose	2592	1.29
Cement, natural	1512	.75	Marble, solid	4455	2.22
Cement, Portland	2430	1.21	Marble loose	2592	1.29
Cement Portland, set	4941	2.47	Mortar, set	2781	1.39
Cement Rosendale	1863	.93	Mud, dry	2430	1.21
Cinders	1080	.54	Mud, packed	3105	1.55
Clay, dry	1701	.85	Mud, wet	2916	1.45
Clay, wet	2970	1.48	Pitch	1863	.93
Clay & gravel, dry	2700	1.35	Plaster of paris	2646	1.32
Coal, Anthracite	1536	.76	Powder, blasting	1682	.84
Coal, Bituminous	1275	.64	Quartz	4374	2.18
Coke	837	.42	Rubbish	199.8	.09
Concrete, cinders	2970	1.48	Sand, dry, loose	2619	1.30
Concrete, gravel	4104	2.05	Sand, wet	3186	1.59
Concrete, limestone	4050	2.02	Sandstone	4023	2.01
Concrete, sandstone	3915	1.95	Slag, bank	1890	.94
Concrete, trap rock	4185	2.09	Slag, screenings	2700	1.35
Crush Stone	2700	1.35	Slag, machine	2592	1.29
Earth, dry, loose	1890	.94	Slag, sand	1485	.74
Earth, damp, loose	2106	1.05	Shale	4374	2.18
Earth, damp, packed	2592	1.29	Slate	4725	2.31
Earth & gravel, dry	2700	1.35	Tar	1674	.83
Earth & gravel, wet	3240	1.62	Tile	2970	1.43
Earth & sand, dry	2709	1.35	Trap stone	5849	2.52

Most of Harmony Sand & Gravel's products will weight approximately 2,840 pounds per cubic yard or about 1.42 tons per cubic yard. For estimating purposes, most Contractor's consider the yield to be 3,000 pounds per cubic yard or 1.5 tons per cubic yard.

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