Beige - Limestone
Water Absorption: 337.7 g/m².s 0.5
Density: 2120 to 2200 kg/m3
Flexural Strength: 7.9 to 12.2 MPa
Compressive Strength: 34 MPa
Recommended Usage: Building stone, fireplaces, stairs, countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental st
Finishing Surface: Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names: Blanco Argente Stone,Pierre de Blanco Argente
Blanco Argente Stone Medium to fine-grained limestone. Gray-white to yellowish. Some holes and some shell debris ...
Pierre de Blanco Argente: Standards
Bulk density
> Open porosity from 2120 to 2200 kg/m3
according to the NF EN 1936 from 18.5 to 21.5%
> Measurement of the water absorption by capillarity
according to NF EN 1925
parallel to the absorption anisotropy planes 337.7 g/m2.s 0.5
absorption perpendicular to the planes of anisotropy 325.9 g/m2.s 0.5
> Sound propagation speed
according to the NF B 10-505
direction parallel to the quarry bed 4265 m/s
direction perpendicular to the quarry bed 4100 m/s
> The flexural strength measurement
according to the NF EN 12372
force exerted perpendicular to the planes of anisotropy from 7.9 to 12.2 MPa
> The compressive strength measurement
According to the NF EN 1926 34 MPa
Force exerted perpendicular to the planes of anisotropy
> Frost susceptibility test
according to EN 12371
in number of cycles