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About how many pounds does one cubic foot of granite weigh?

Question #124719. Asked by serpa.
Last updated May 13 2021.
Originally posted Jan 12 2012 11:45 PM.

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Answer has 8 votes.

Response last updated by CmdrK on May 13 2021.
Jan 13 2012, 12:14 AM
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Granite weighs Approximately 168 lb / cu ft

The density of granite is approximately 2.7 g / cm3.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite

1 g = 0.002204623 lb, so 2.7 g = 0.005952482 lb.

link http://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/units/weight/weight.gram.en.html

1 cubic centimeter = 0.000 035 314 666 721 cubic foot

link http://www.onlineconversion.com/volume.htm

Combining these figures, 2.7 g / cm3 is equal to 168.6 lb / cu ft.

The density of granite is not a specific figure, however - different samples have different densities because the mixture of constituent minerals is not in a precise ratio. I use the figure of 2.7, but the link above about granite says that values can very between 2.65 and 2.75. This gives a range of potential values between 165.4 and 171.7.

Response last updated by Terry on Oct 05 2016.
Jan 13 2012, 2:12 AM
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