Item Details
Quarry Location:
La Baie, Quebec
Water Absorption:
0.09 %
Density:
2705 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
12.58 MPa
Compressive Strength:
179 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Countertops, mosaic, exterior - interior wall and floor applications, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Policrom Granite, Policrome Granite, Polichrome Granite, Polycrome Granite, La Baie Brown Granite, La Baie Granite
Description:
La Baie (Polychrome) is a construction granite. It is used in Asia on prestigious projects, such as the courthouse in Tokyo (5000 m3) prestigious hotels like the new Otani and several high end commercial buildings.
Quarry operating since: 1968
Annual Production: 3000 m3 and more
Properties: The #2 bed had an oval form, 200 meters long by 100 meters and bed # 5 contains as much reserves as the upper beds that were exploited by Carrières Polycor during 10 years. Starting at bed #6, the extent of the exploitable zone gets bigger on the whole surface of the property, 500 m x 1000 m for exploiting and as much for the infrastructure.
Reserves: The reserves on this property can be calculated in terms of centuries.
Status: Year round production
Finishes Available: Antique, Bush hammered, Honed, Plasma flamed, Plasma flamed and washed, Polished, Sandblasted, Thermal, Waterjet