Sand. 1 Cubic Yard of Sand can weigh between 2,600 to 3,000 lbs. or up to one and a half tons approximately. 1 Ton of Sand will cover between 80 to 100 square feet at a 2 inch depth approximately.
Tellurium was discovered by Franz Joseph Muller von Reichstein in 1783 at Romania. Origin of name: from the Latin word  tellus  meaning  earth . Tellurium was discovered in gold ores by Franz Joseph MÎ´ller von Reichenstein, the chief inspector of mines in Trannsylvania in 1782.However tellurium was named by M. Klaproth, who isolated it in 1798, after he continued MÎ´ller von Reichenstein's work.ellurium was discovered in gold ores by Franz Joseph MÎ´ller von Reichenstein, the chief inspector of mines in Trannsylvania in 1782. However tellurium was named by M. Klaproth, who isolated it in 1798, after he continued MÎ´ller von Reichenstein's work.
Some hold that the word chemistry had a Chinese origin. It may have been derived from the Hakka term KIM-MI or the Cantonese term KEM-MAI, which signifies gone astray in search of gold or secret of gold.hemeia was probably derived from the Greek word chemi which means black. There are three possible reasons for the use of this word: 1  The black soil of the Nile Valley gave the Greeks the name Chemi for Egypt where the chemical arts presumably originated.