Item Details
Quarry Location:
Brötsö(Broetsoe) Island, Tjøme, Oslofjord
Water Absorption:
0.04 by weight %
Density:
2800 kg/m³
Flexural Strength:
15.2 - 16.2 MPa
Compressive Strength:
222.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Countertops, monuments, 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:
Brotso Granite,Brotsoe Granite,Lundhs Silver Granite,Blue Pearl Fjord Granite,Labrador TX Granite,Tjome Granite,Sea Pearl Brotso Granite,Sea Pearl Granite,Silver Pearl Granite,Broetsoe Blue Pearl Granite,Broetsoe Silver Pearl,in China stone market:银珠(Yín zhū),Broetsoe Granite
Description:
Technical Properties Standard Mean Values
stone name: ns-en 12407 monzonite (larvikite)
structure: coarse grained
texture: oriented feldspar crystals with lustre
compressive strength: ns-en 1926 222 mpa
flexural strength: ns-en 12372 16.2 mpa
flexural strength: ns-en 12371 15.2 mpa
(after 48 frost cycles)
abrasion resistance, b?hme: din 52 1081 7.2 cm3/ 50 cm2
abrasion resistance, b?hme: ns-en 14157 (b)2 7004 mm3
abrasion resistance, wide wheel: ns-en 14157 (a)3 17.0 mm
water absorption: ns-en 13755 0.04% weight
apparent density: ns-en 1936 2760 kg/m3
open porosity: ns-en 1936 0.1%
breaking load at dowel holes: ns-en 13364 3750 n
slip resistance: ns-en 14231 48 srv (dry)
(honed surface) 7 srv (wet)
rupture energy, thickness 30 mm: ns-en 14158 3.7 j
resistance to ageing
by thermal shock: ns-en 14066 no visual changes. no weight loss
petrographic composition: ns-en 12407 feldspar 80%
pyroxene 4%
olivine 3%
amphibole 3%
nepheline 6%
magnetite 2%
apatite 1%
biotite 1%