Item Details
Quarry Location:
Gylsboda, outside the village of Lönsboda, Skåne
Water Absorption:
By weight % <0,1
Density:
3000 kg/m³
Flexural Strength:
29.9 Mpa
Compressive Strength:
254 Mpa
Recommended Usage:
building stone, countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, stairs, ornamental stone, interior, exterior applications
Finishing Surface:
Polished,Flamed,Bush Hammered,Tumbled,Brushed,Honed,Split,Machine Cut,Natural Surface,Sandblasted,Acid Washing,Combed,Leathered,Water Jet,Filled,Chiseled,Pickling
Additional Names:
Gylsboda Black Basalt, Gylsboda Diabase, Gylsboda Granite, Gylsboda Dark Basalt,Gylsboda Basalt
Description:
GYLSBODA GRANITE (DIABASE)
Technical properties Standard Unit
Compressive strength EN 1926 Mpa 254
Flexural strength EN 12372 Mpa 29,9
Abrasion resistance, B?hme DIN 52 108 1) cm3/50 cm2 5,5
Abrasion resistance, B?hme EN 14157 2) mm3 5500
Water absorption EN 13755 weight % <0,1
Apparent density EN 1936 kg/m3 3000
Breaking load at dowel holes EN 13364 N 4700
Slip resistance, honed surface EN 14231 SRV, dry 47
Slip resistance, honed surface EN 14231 SRV, wet 11
Rupture energy, Thickness: 20 mm EN 14158 J 3,0
Petrographic composition EN 12407*
Plagioclase % 66
Pyroxene % 29
Opaques % 4
Biotite % 1
Tested by SP, Swedish National Testing and Research Institute