Table 1.

Physical properties of the quartz LBS

DescriptionParticle sizePackingParticle shapeMohs hardnessInter-particle friction
Size range: mmCuCcρsρdryminρdrymaxeminemaxRoundnessSphericityRoughnessϕμ
Ra: μmRq: μmRz: μm
Leighton Buzzard sand
 LBS 5/82·00–3·351·3440·9642·6821·5801·7600·5240·6980·18–0·73 (mean = 0·48)0·36–0·86 (mean = 0·63)0·25–10·56 (mean = 1·70)0·32–12·89 (mean = 2·37)1·24–44·68 (mean = 8·29)6·0–7·020°–23°
(Cavarretta et al., 2011)
 LBS 8/161·00–2·001·7871·1582·6701·5301·7240·5480·744
 LBS 14/250·6–1·181·4620·9352·6531·5041·7200·5420·764
 LBS 2EW0·25–0·711·6561·0902·7611·5511·7730·5580·781
 LBS Combined0·25–3·353·110·892·6911·6641·8030·4920·617

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