IS 997 : 2026 Limestone and Dolomite for Glass and Ceramic Industry - Specification

ICS 81.040.10

CHD 10

1 SCOPE

1.1 This standard prescribes requirements and methods of sampling and test for limestone and dolomite for glass industry for making colourless glass and dolomite used for manufacture of ceramic whitewares.

1.2 Inferior grades of the material containing higher percentage of iron and used for making certain types of coloured glasses are not covered in this standard.

2 REFERENCES

The standards given below contain provisions which through reference in this text, constitute provisions of and necessary adjuncts to this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of these standards.

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