Green - Marble
Quarry Location: Provincia di Aosta, Valle d'Aosta
Water Absorption: 0.60 %
Density: 2680 kg/m3
Flexural Strength: 21.3 MPa
Compressive Strength: 183.0 - 200.0 MPa
Recommended Usage: Kitchen and bathroom countertops, monuments, building stone, ornamental stone, stairs, interior, exterior wall and floor applications, mosaic, waterjet pattern, wall panels, table tops, window sills, balustrades, columns, wall and pool copings, pool pavers, sculptures, fireplaces
Finishing Surface: Polished, Bush Hammered, Tumbled, Brushed, Honed, Split, Machine Cut, Natural Surface, Sandblasted, Combed, Leathered, Water Jet, Filled, Chiseled, Pickling
Additional Names: Verde Alpi Scuro Marble, Aver Green Marble, Gruener Aosta-Marmor, Serpentino Aosta Marble, Verde Alpi Marble, Vert des Alpes, Verde Patricia Chiaro Marble, Marmi Verde Aver, Verde Alpi Light Marble, Verde Alpi Dark Marble, Verde Patricia Marble, Verde Cervino Marble, Prada Green Marble, Verde Antique Marble, Verde Aver Marble
Verde Aver Marble is a highly esteemed natural stone known for its deep green hue, adorned with intricate veining in white and light green. This marble is a green serpentinite of calcite, quarried in the Provincia di Aosta, Valle d'Aosta, Italy.
The deep green coloration of Verde Aver Marble creates a rich and vibrant appearance, making it a captivating choice for various design applications. The veining, in contrasting shades of white and light green, adds a sense of movement and elegance to the stone. The interplay between the green base and the delicate veins contributes to the marble's overall visual appeal, offering a harmonious and refined aesthetic.
Celebrated for its unique color palette and distinctive veining patterns, Verde Aver Marble is often used in upscale projects for countertops, wall cladding, and other interior applications where its luxurious and natural beauty can be showcased.
Petrographic definition: oficalcite
Massa Unit Volume: 2680 kg/m3
Water Absorption: 0.60%
Breaking Load Compression Simple: 200 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 183 MPa
Tangent elastic modulus: 60,000 MPa
Elastic Modulus Secant: MPa
Tensile Strength through indirect Flex: 21.3 MPa
Its coefficient of Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.46
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 45 cm
Linear thermal expansion coefficient of 6.9 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 1746 MPa
Index unevenness of hardness: 1.47
Source: Politecnico di Torino