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Post by espeycaver on Feb 12, 2008 11:43:36 GMT -5
Why is river rock stronger than chert from an engineering standpoint? Chert does not hold up well in abrasion testing but river rock does. They are both basically the same only river gravel has more calcium carbonate. Does the CACO3 help to fuse the silica or create a stronger chemical bond?
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