Unit Weight of Rocks | Rock Stability | GEO5 | Online Help
Rock category (examples) Unit weight of rock γ [ kN/m3] Solid rock. most hard solid rock, intact, compact and dense quartz rock and basalt, other extraordinary hard rocks. 28.0 - 30.0. Highly hard rock. very hard granite rock, quartz porphyry, very hard granite, hard flinty shale, quartzite, very hard sand rock, and very hard calcite. 26.0 - 27.0.