Item Details
Quarry Location:
Nave, Monte Foia, Serra de Monchique, Algarve
Water Absorption:
0.42 By Weight %
Density:
2553 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
178 kg/cm2
Compressive Strength:
856 - 1055 kg/cm2
Recommended Usage:
Countertops, monuments, mosaic, exterior - interior wall and floor applications, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Honed, Aged, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Cinzento Monchique Granite,Marrom Monchique Granite,Marron San Luis Granite,Marron Serra Monchique Granite,Monchique St. Luis Granite,Sierra Monchique Granite,Sienita Monchique Granite,Sienito de Monchique Granite,Sienito Monchique Granite,in China stone market:树桂冰花(Shù guì bīnghuā),树挂冰花(Shùguà bīnghuā),Monchique Granite
Description:
Monchique Granite is a nephelinic syenite with medium to coarse grain, with grayish color in which highlights the minerals of nepheline with reddish to brown color.
RECOMMENDED USAGE
Masonry. Interior and exterior finishes.
PHYSICAL-MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Mechanical resistance to compression - 1 055 kg/cm2
- Mechanical resistance to compression after freezing test - 856 kg/cm2
- Mechanical resistance to bending - 178 kg/cm2
- Apparent density - 2 553 kg/m3
- Water absorption to P.At.N. - 0.25 %
- Open porosity - 0.65 %
- Linear thermal coefficient of expansion - 13.8 x10-6 / oC
- Abrasion resistance - 0.5 mm
- Shock resistance: minimum height of fall - 55 cm
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SiO2-------------------------------------------------------------- 54.44 %
Al2O3------------------------------------------------------------ 21.64 %
Fe2O3 (total)---------------------------------------------------- 3.56 %
MnO-------------------------------------------------------------- 0.07 %
CaO-------------------------------------------------------------- 1.78 %
MgO-------------------------------------------------------------- 0.47 %
Na2O------------------------------------------------------------- 8.52 %
K2O-------------------------------------------------------------- 6.78 %
TiO2------------------------------------------------------------- 0.18 %
P2O5------------------------------------------------------------ 0.07 %
H2O+ ----------------------------------------------------------- 1.34 %
H2O- ----------------------------------------------------------- 0.31 %