Pink - Marble
Quarry Location: Estremoz, Evora
Water Absorption: 0.07 - 0.10 weight-%
Density: 2720 kg/m3
Flexural Strength: 126 Kg/cm2
Compressive Strength: 1010 - 1110 Kg/cm2
Recommended Usage: bathroom decoration, wall cladding, counter top, shower, mosaic, dimensional stone, stairs, flooring residential
Finishing Surface: Polished,Bush Hammered,Tumbled,Brushed,Honed,Split,Machine Cut,Natural Surface,Sandblasted,Acid Washing,Combed,Leathered,Water Jet,Filled,Chiseled,Pickling
Additional Names: Rosa Aurora Pink Marble, Estremoz Rosa Venado,Estremoz Rosa Extra Marble, Rosa Borba Marble,Rosa Aurora,Estremoz Rosa,Estremoz Rosa Aurora Marble,Estremoz Rose Marble,Portogallo,Portugal Pink Marble,Rosa Aurora Portogallo Marble,Rosa de Porto Marble,Rosa de Portogallo,Rosa de Portugal,Rosa Portogalo,Rosa Portogallo,Rosa Portugues,Rose de Portugal Marble,Rosso Portogallo Marble,Rosa Portugal Marble,Estremoz Pink Marble,Estramoz RosaMarble,Estramoz Rosa Marble
Estramoz Rosa Marble(also called Rosa Aurora Pink) is pink background with darker waves.
PHISICAL-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Compression Breaking Load: 1110 Kg/cm2
Compression B.L. after Freezing Test: 1010 Kg/cm2
Bending Strength: 126 Kg/cm2
Volumetric Weigth: 2720 Kg/m3
Water Absorption: 0,1 %
Apparent Porosity: 0,2 %
Thermal Linear Expansion Coefficient: 12,2 10^6 per oC
Abrasion Test: 2,3 mm
Impact Test: 50 cm
Freeze-Defreeze cycles (no alteration after): 25 cycles
MICROSCOPIC PROPERTIES
Calcite: ~ 98 % Quartz: < 1 %
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
Al2O3: 0,67%
CaO: 52,43%
Fe2O3: 0,16%
K2O: 0,29%
MgO: 0,40%
Na2O: 0,07%
P.R.: 42,51%
SiO2: 3,00%