Asphalt Aggregate Sand Blend

An asphalt sand blend is the fine sand that goes into hot-mix asphalt. When you crush rock, you get big pieces plus a lot of sand-sized bits called crusher fines. Blend those fines with natural sand and you've got the fine half of an asphalt mix. That sand fills the small gaps between the bigger rock so the asphalt packs dense and holds up under traffic.

The name just tells you what the sand is for. Asphalt plants mix two or three sand sources together because no single sand hits the exact size chart a paving mix needs. You won't see this bagged at a home store. It's sold by the ton straight to asphalt producers, and prices track close to plain construction sand.