TABLE 6 | ||||||||
AVERAGE DENSITY OF DOMESTIC PEAT SOLD IN 2015 | ||||||||
(Kilograms per cubic meter)1 | ||||||||
Sphagnum | Hypnum | Reed- | ||||||
moss | moss | sedge | Humus | |||||
Bulk | 224 | 689 | 588 | 765 | ||||
Packaged | 148 | 593 | 351 | -- | ||||
Bulk and packaged | 207 | 672 | 559 | 765 | ||||
-- Zero | ||||||||
1To convert kilograms per cubic meter to pounds per cubic yard, | ||||||||
multiply by 1.685. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices