Brown - Granite
Quarry Location: Leningrad, Vyborg district, settlement. Smokes, 90km to the w/e Art. Vyborg, 92km to the sea port
Water Absorption: 0.07 - 0.14 %
Density: 2740 kg/m3
Compressive Strength: 132 - 160 MPa
Recommended Usage: Ornamental stone, interior, exterior, wall, floor covering, stairs, balustrades, fireplaces, copings, pavers
Finishing Surface: Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled, Flamed
Additional Names: Brown Bear,Dimovskiy Granite,Dymovsky Granite,in Russian:Балтийское,Brown Bear Granite
The average density 2740 kg/m3
Water Absorption 0,14 %
Compressive Strength (dry) 160 MPa
Compressive strength in the saturated state 132 MPa
frost-resistance F100
0.36 % salt resistance
The mineral composition
Name of mineral units Figures
Hornblende (amphibole), 40%
Plagioclase 28%
Quartz 28%
Pomegranate 15%
Aegirine% 2