Geology of Simpang Pulai Area with Emphasis on Granite Industry

This study is to understand the general geology of the Simpang Pulai area with the emphasis on the granite industry. Thus a geological map is produced describing the area studied. Furthermore, the quality of the granites were also tested to determine its possibility of usage in the industry because different sample areas consist of granites with slightly differing compositions and thus different quality.
Sufficient details on the geology of the Simpang Pulai area were not found especially with the emphasis on the granite outcrops. Furthermore, the quarries nearby the study area have been operating for many years and this will cause the outcrop as well as the general geology of the study area to have changed. Although this is the case there are no study on possible new prospects for the granite. Thus it is important to have a general outcrop map which is up to date and giving enough emphasis on the granite formations.
There are a few types of tests in the rock aggregate testing procedure. Only selected procedures were done due to the time constraint. Among them are listed below
a) Deleterious material test under microscope. (Thin Section)
b) Specific gravity determination. (British Standard 812:1990)
c) Water absorption test. (British Standard 812:1990)
d) Impact Value test. (British Standard 812:1990)
e) Crushing Value test. (British Standard 812:1990)
Results obtained has shown the suitability of the granites for the industrial usage. Although samples from different areas have different qualities and not all samples were suitable, most of the samples obtained were of good quality thus explaining the number of quarries operating in the Simpang Pulai area.