Crystalline silica and silicosis | Safe Work Australia
Different types of rock and rock products can contain different amounts of silica, for example: Type Amount; Granite: 25 to 40%: Shale: 22%: Natural sandstone : 67%: Composite (engineered or manufactured) stone gt; 90%: Aggregates, mortar and concrete: various: What is silica dust? Silica dust is generated in workplace mechanical processes such as crushing, cutting, drilling, grinding, sawing or