Yellow - Limestone
Quarry Location: Sharm El - Sheikh, Fadel Mountain, Eastern Desert
Water Absorption: 0.35 by weight %
Density: 2628 kg/m3
Flexural Strength: 10.5 MPa
Compressive Strength: 65.0 - 85.0 MPa
Recommended Usage: Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, monuments, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and
Finishing Surface: Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names: Golden Cream Marble,Golden Cream Limestone
Stone Characteristics --Minimal Requirements-- Degree
Abrasion resistance hardness
(ASTM C241/c1353) Min Ha B,C,D 10 --40.1Ha
Flexural strenght Mpa.
(ASTM C880) Min 1000 PSI --1200psi
Modulus of rupture Mpa
(ASTM C99) Min 1000 PSI --1700psi
Compressive strenght Map
(ASTM C170) Min 7500 PSI --10300psi
Absorption by weight %
(ASTM C97) Max%0.20 --1.42%
Density(Kg/m3)(ASTM C97) Min kg/m3 2305 --2581