Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Product Identification Product Names : Garnet Abrasive Other Name : Garnet Almandine Color : Reddish Pink Chemical Formula : 3FeO, AI 2 0 3 , 3SIO 2 Product Data Sheet Technical Specification Garnet is pure and natural sand. Of the six major varieties of Garnet (Almandine, Andradite, Grossularite, Pyrope, Spessartite, Uvarovite), Almandine is the best abrasive Garnet with the composition of 3FeO, AI203, ESIO2. The mine consists of Almandine variety only and the abrasive is naturally a high grade. General Features Hardness (Moh's scale) 7.5 to 8 Chloride Free Metals PH >7 Conductivity Bulk density 2.34 Specific gravity 4.10 Grain shape Sharp angular Chemical Composition AI2O3 21.60% SIO 2 31.00% (no free silica) FEO 37.00% MgO 7.40% CaO 1.84% TIO2 0.55% Cr2O3 0.05% MnO 0.53% P2O 0.03% Mineral Composition Garnet 93-97% Ilmenite Quartz Others Physical Characteristics Particle appearance Crystalline, sharp, angular, no order Specific gravity 4.2 Melting point +/- 1, 260 c Volatiles (%by weight) Not applicable Water solubility Not applicable Typical Size Analysis Mesh MM Percentage Retention - Typical 12-24 20-40 30-60 80 120 12 1.400 0-5% - - - - 20 0.850 30-40% 0-5% - - - 30 0.600 40-50% 50-70% 0-5% - - 40 0.425 0-5% 10-20% 15-30% 0 - 50 0.300 - 0-10% 40-60% 15-30% - 60 0.250 - - 10-25% 20-30% - 80 0.180 - - 5-10% 20-50% 0-10% 100 0.150 - - - 5-10% 20-40% 120 0.125 - - - - 40-60% 140 0.106 - - - - 5-20% Fire and Explosion Data Flashpoint Not applicable Flammability limits Not applicable Extinguishing media Not applicable Unusual fire and explosion hazards Not applicable Special fire fighting procedures Not applicable Health Hazard Data Threshold limits +/-10mg/m2 as total dust Effects of over exposure Not applicable Emergency first aid procedure Not applicable Note This material is non-toxic and nuisance dust. Reactivity Data Stability Stable Hazardous polymerization Will not occur Conditions to avoid no hazardous Decomposition products Not applicable