Use of 20mm pea gravel with sand as a sub base

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tpds
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Post: # 97860Post tpds

Hello,
Apologies if this question has been asked already, I had a look but couldn't see anything similar.
I'm about to lay a 45msq patio. I'm replacing an area which was covered with about 3tonnes of 20ml pea gravel, which I haven't been able to sell/ give away. The sub base to that is a mixture of whacked crushed brick, tile, rubble, sand, mud.
If I have to, I will skip the gravel, but I was wondering if I could use it for a sub base, if it was blinded with sand or a sand/ cement mix? I intend to lay a slab similar to the millstone from stone market.
Any feed back would be very welcome.
Thanks
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r896neo
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Post: # 97862Post r896neo

you could happily mix it with type 1 MOT as long as it was at least 60% MOT

Or you could make it up with sand and cement into a semi-dry lean concrete.

Trying to simply lay it down and blind it with anything will be a fail.

tpds
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Post: # 97865Post tpds

Thanks R896neo, I'll mix it with the sand& cement then. Shame to waste it if it can be used.
Cheers
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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 97883Post lutonlagerlout

yeah make like a kind of dry lean with it
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tpds
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Post: # 97892Post tpds

Thanks LLL
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