Red - Granite
Finland
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Heinsuontie, Kotka
Water Absorption:
0.15 %
Density:
2630 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
11.2 MPa
Compressive Strength:
183.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, coluntertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Eagle Red Granite,Red Marina Granite,Kotka Red Granite,Rosso Marina Granite
Description:
Rosso Marina and Eagle Red granite are extracted from the same quarry in Kotka. The appearance of the Rosso Marina is characterised by evenly distributed brownish dots. The stone has a slightly lighter background colour than the Eagle Red. Rosso Marina is used primarily in building projects, but is equally suitably for interior uses. Amount of extraction: approx. 100 m3 / month.
Technical properties
EN_13755 Water absorption 0.15 %
EN_1936 Apparent density 2630 kg/m3
EN_12372 Flexural strenght 11.2 Mpa
EN_12371 Frost resistance, change of flexural strenght* +2.2 %
EN_1926 Compressive strenght 183 Mpa
EN_14157 Abrasion resistance 17 mm
EN_13364 Breaking load at dowel hole 2500 N
* after 48 cycles
Mineral content
Values according to new EN-12407 standard.
Quartz 43.0 Wt %
K-feldspar 29.8 Wt %
Plagioclase 18.2 Wt %
Biotite 7.2 Wt %
Accessory minerals 1.8 Wt %