ASTM C568-03

Standard Specification for Limestone Dimension Stone

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the material characteristics, physical requirements, and sampling appropriate to the selection of limestone for general building and structural purposes.  
1.2 Dimension limestone shall include stone that is sawed, cut, split, or otherwise finished or shaped, and shall specifically exclude molded, cast, or otherwise artificially aggregated units of composed fragments, and also crushed and broken stone.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2003
• ICS: 91.100.15 - Mineral materials and products
• Technical Committee: C18 - Dimension Stone
• Drafting Committee: C18.03 - Material Specifications

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C568-99 - Standard Specification for Limestone Dimension Stone
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM C568-08 - Standard Specification for Limestone Dimension Stone
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2008
• Referred By: ASTM C1721-22 - Standard Guide for Petrographic Examination of Dimension Stone
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Referred By: ASTM C1242-23 - Standard Guide for Selection, Design, and Installation of Dimension Stone Attachment Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Referred By: ASTM C1528/C1528M-20 - Standard Guide for Selection of Dimension Stone
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Referred By: ASTM C1401-23 - Standard Guide for Structural Sealant Glazing
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

Designation: C 568 – 03
Standard Specification for
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Limestone Dimension Stone
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 568; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope 3.1.1 limestone, n—a sedimentary rock composed princi-
pally of calcium carbonate (the mineral calcite) or the double
1.1 This specification covers the material characteristics,
carbonate of calcium and magnesium (the mineral dolomite) or
physical requirements, and sampling appropriate to the selec-
a mixture of the two.
tion of limestone for general building and structural purposes.
1.2 Dimension limestone shall include stone that is sawed,
4. Classification
cut, split, or otherwise finished or shaped and shall specifically
4.1 Dimension limestone shall be classified into three cat-
exclude molded, cast, or otherwise artificially aggregated units
egories, generally descriptive of those limestones having den-
of composed fragments, and also crushed and broken stone.
sities in approximate ranges, as follows:
2. Referenced Documents 4.1.1 I (Low-Density)—Limestone having a density rang-
3 3
2 ing from 110 through 135 lb/ft (1760 through 2160 kg/m ).
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1.2 II (Medium-Density)—Limestone having a density
C 97 Test Methods for Absorption and Bulk Specific Grav-
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greater than 135 and not greater than 160 lb/ft (2160 through
ity of Dimension Stone
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2560 kg/m ).
C 99 Test Method for Modulus of Rupture of Dimension
4.1.3 III (High-Density)—Limestone having a density
Stone
3 3
greater than 160 lb/ft (2560 kg/m ).
C119 Terminology Relating to Dimension Stone
C 170 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Dimension
5. Physical Requirements
Stone
5.1 Limestone supplied under this specification shall con-
C 241 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Stone Sub-
form to the physical requirements listed in Table 1.
jected to Foot Traffic
5.2 Limestone shall be sound, durable, and free of spalls,
C 1353 Test Method Using the Taber Abraser for Abrasion
cracks, open seams, pits, or other defects that are likely to
Resistance of Dimension Stone Subjected to Foot Traffic
impair its structural integrity in its intended use.
3. Terminology 5.3 The desired color and texture, with their permissible
natural variations in material characteristics for all material to
3.1 Definitions—All definitions are in accordance with Ter-
be produced for the project, shall be established by control
minologyC119.
samples. Select representative samples by viewing a sufficient
number of physical samples prior to production that show the
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C18 on
complete range of variations in color and texture of the
Dimension Stone and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C18.03 on
limestone specified.
Material Specifications.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2003. Published January 2004. Originally
6. Sampling
approved in 1965 . Last previous edition approved in 1999 as C 568 – 99.
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6.1 Samples, if required, for testing to determine the char-
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
acteristics and physical prope
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