Petrography and Physicomechanical Properties of Rocks from the Ambela Granitic Complex, NW Pakistan

Table 2

Values of water absorption (%) and specific gravity and their relationship with UCS.

S. #	Rock type	Water absorption	Specific gravity	Average UCS (MPa)
(1)	Megaporphyritic alkali granite	0.73	2.53	29.273±2.262
(2)	Microporphyritic alkali granite	0.93	2.46	37.736±2.668
(3)	Megaporphyritic alkali quartz syenite	0.29	2.56	46.540±0.890
(4)	Nepheline syenite	0.14	2.55	32.390±3.113