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 %