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  Mass Kg/m3     Mass Kg/m3     Mass Kg/m3
Asphalt (laid) 2304    Earth (damp) 1440   Sand (dry) 1440
Ballast (broken slag or stone) 1440    Earth (dry) 1280   Sand (damp) 1920
Brickwork (common) 1792    Freestone Masonry 2240   Sandstone (broken) 1280
Brickwork (Blue Staffs in cement) 2240    Glass 2480-2800   Sandstone (masonry) 2240
Cement (Portland) 1440    Granite (broken) 1536   Slag (solid) 2560-2880
Chalk (Broken) 1232    Granite (dressed masonry) 2640   Slag (broken) 1440
Charcoal 240-480   Granite (rubble masonry) 2464   Slag (crushed basic) 2000
Clay (dry loose) 1008   Granite (solid) 2720   Slate 2560-2880
Clay (hard) 2400   Gravel 1760   Straw (baled) 384
Concrete (brick) 1792   Lime (ground) 960   Tar 1152
Concrete (coke breeze) 1440   Limestone (broken) 1440      
Concrete (reinforced) 2400   Limestone (masonry) 2560      
Concrete (Thames ballast) 2240   Macadam 2400      
Coke 560   Marble 2640      
Cork 240   Mortar (lime) 1632      
Dolomite 2880   Pitch/Tar 1152