Gold - Granite
Spain
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Alburquerque, Badajoz
Water Absorption:
0.20 %
Density:
2630 kg/m³
Flexural Strength:
10.0 MPa
Compressive Strength:
136.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, monuments, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Pearl Gold Granite,Granito Dorado Perla,Palacios Dorado Perla Granite,Ouro Perla Granite,Dorado Perla Granite
Description:
Two-micas granite extracted in the pluton of Alburquerque - Valencia de Alcantara. It corresponds to the superficial part of the outcrop. Average reserves. Good mining.
General Caracteristics:
- Origin: Alburquerque
- Province: Badajoz
- Colour: Gold
Petrographic description: Two micas granite with Cordierite
Grain size: Medium
Opened porosity ( %): 0,5
Apparent density ( Kg/m3): 2630
Resistance to the graze ( mm): 18,5
Resistance to the compression ( MPa): 136
Resistance to the concentrated load deflection (MPa): 10
Microhardness knoop ( Mpa): 2884
Resistance to shock (cm): 38
Water absorption for capillarity (g/m” · s0,5): 0,766
Resistance to ice ( % variation flexion after cycles): 0
Resistance to the crystallization of salts (Mass variation): 0,02
Water Absorption under atmospheric pressure ( %): 0,2
Break charge (N): 1500