Sharp Sand is also known as Concrete Sand and Coarse Sand. Sharp Sand will have an increased percentage of larger particles and is characterized by the presence of small gravel visible to the eye. Sharp Sand is generally very clean, lacking in clay and silt content.
Sand and Gravel
Sharp Sand
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Masonry Sand
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Masonry Sand is a fine, sharp sand. It is very clean, lacking in clay and silt content and very uniform is size.
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Bank Sand
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Bank Sand is a fine-textured. It generally contains a percentage of clay and silt along with the greatest percentage of sand. Often Bank Sand can be classified as Sandy Loam. It can be light to medium brown or sometimes reddish in color.
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Pea Gravel
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Pea Gravel is generally sized at 3/8 inch or 5/8 inch. It is washed, rounded, hard river gravel. Some Pea Gravel is multi-colored white to dark grey. Most is colored with various shades of brown.
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Washed Limestone Gravel
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Washed Limestone Gravel is generally sized at 1 inch down to 1/2 inch. It is washed, fractured gravel. It is cream-colored and very uniform in appearance.
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1 1/2 Inch (1.5 inch) Gravel
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1 1/2" Gravel is sized from an inch and a half down to a few 1/2” pieces. Most of this gravel comes in various shades of brown. Some 1 1/2” gravel is multi-colored white to dark grey. Although it has lots of rounded surfaces, it also has fractured surfaces.
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Decomposed Granite Gravel
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Decomposed Granite Gravel is mined from an igneous intrusion in the Texas Hill Country near Austin. It is a dull gold in color and consists of pieces from one inch in diameter to clay-sized particles. Decomposed Granite Gravel allows drainage, yet compacts and stays in place because the finer particles take a set.
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Limestone Roadbase Gravel
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Limestone Roadbase Gravel is generally sized at 1 inch down to sand-sized particles. It is cream-colored.
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Black Star Gravel
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Black Star Gravel is generally sized at 1 inch down to ½ inch. It is washed, fractured, hard basaltic gravel. It is dark grey when dry and black when wet.
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Bull Rock
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Bull Rock is sized from 5 inches down to about 3 inches. Most Bull Rock comes in various shades of brown. Although it has lots of rounded surfaces, it also has fractured surfaces.
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Mexican Beach Pebbles
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Mexican Beach Pebbles come in a various sizes from 5 inches down to 1 inch. They are sorted by size. They are smooth, flattened, generally rounded in shape. Mexican Beach Pebbles come in shades of gray, red and brown.
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