Galaxy - HIGH DENSITY GARNET for Water-Filtration
Galaxy Garnet is a naturally hard and HIGH DENSITY filter material used in multi–media water filtration systems. Garnet is recommended as a support bed for other materials such as sand, anthracite etc.
Galaxy Garnet is carefully screened to appropriate sizes for water filtration.
- Galaxy Garnet is a hard rock garnet and is mined from an Almandite Garnet deposit with proven reserves of over
1 million tons.
- Galaxy Garnet is processed from crude by means of crushing, milling, washing, drying and screening. Screening can be adjusted to meet customer’s need.
- Galaxy Garnet is carefully screened to appropriate sizes for water filtration.
Available sizes
Specification of Galaxy Garnet for Waterfiltration MM |
US Mesh |
#5 |
#8 |
#8-12 |
#16 |
#36 |
#30-40 |
#50 |
#60 |
#60-80 |
4.750 |
4 |
3.0 |
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3.350 |
6 |
89.0 |
4.0 |
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2.360 |
8 |
8.0 |
84.0 |
2.0 |
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2.000 |
10 |
|
8.0 |
18.0 |
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1.700 |
12 |
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4.0 |
50.0 |
1.0 |
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1.400 |
14 |
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27.0 |
16.0 |
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1.180 |
16 |
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3.0 |
49.0 |
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0.850 |
20 |
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34.0 |
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0.710 |
25 |
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1.0 |
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0.600 |
30 |
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63.0 |
1.0 |
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0.500 |
35 |
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33.0 |
27.0 |
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0.425 |
40 |
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3.0 |
40.0 |
2.0 |
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0.355 |
45 |
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31.0 |
63.0 |
19.0 |
|
0.300 |
50 |
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1.0 |
31.0 |
38.0 |
8.6 |
0.250 |
60 |
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4.0 |
36.0 |
62.6 |
0.212 |
70 |
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6.0 |
19.3 |
0.180 |
80 |
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1.0 |
6.00 |
0.150 |
100 |
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3.5 |
Bulk |
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Density |
lbs. |
153 |
151 |
149 |
140 |
130 |
125 |
122 |
120 |
120 |
G.F |
# |
3 |
3.2 |
5.4 |
8.2 |
21.9 |
30.2 |
36.9 |
41.7 |
47.3 |
N.S. |
mm |
3.31 |
2.34 |
1.67 |
1.16 |
0.56 |
0.42 |
0.34 |
0.29 |
0.24 |
E.S |
mm |
3.41 |
2.3 |
1.51 |
1.06 |
0.53 |
0.38 |
0.31 |
0.26 |
0.21 |
U.C |
|
1.27 |
1.27 |
1.24 |
1.21 |
1.21 |
1.25 |
1.21 |
1.26 |
1.29 |
Custom screened sizes available on request.
Galaxy Garnet is NSF Certified in accordance with ANSI/NSF Standard 61, Drinking Water System Component – Health Effects |
Packaging
50lb paper bags: 40 bags/pallet
In 2000lb supersacs
Technical Physical Properties
Bulk Density 150lbs/ft3
Specific Gravity 4.05 g/cm3
Hardness 7.95-8.0
Shape of Grains angular
Color dark red
Free Silica none
OPTA MINERALS has production and warehouse facilities in the following locations:
Canada: Waterdown, ON; Brantford, ON; Lachine, QC; Laval, QC; St-Bruno-de-Guigues, QC.
USA: Norfolk, VA; Hardeeville, SC; Attica, NY; Baltimore, MD; New Orleans, LA; Keeseville, NY; Milan, MI; Walkerton, IN; Richfield, OH. Los Angeles, CA.
Europe: Košice, Slovak Republic; Romans, France. |
