Red - Granite
Finland
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Pythaeae, Kotka
Water Absorption:
0.15 - 0.22 By weight %
Density:
2630 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
11.2 - 13.9 MPa
Compressive Strength:
183.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Exterior building cladding, Interior wall panels, Counter tops and bars
Additional Names:
Karhula Granit,Kotka Red,Kotkan Punainen,Eagle Red,Red Eagle,Rosso Aquila,Rosso Marina,Hamina Red,Kotka Red Granite
Description:
Eagle Red is a medium-grained granite, quarried by Finska near Kotka on the south-eastern coast of Finland. Eagle Red has minimal colour variations, even structure and a very deep, bright red colour.
Eagle Red is suitable for both exterior and interior purposes. It is used mainly as a building stone for facades, floors and interior wall claddings. It is also used as a monument stone material.
Mineralogical compositionTechnical properties
EN_13755 Water absorption 0.15 %
EN_1936 Apparent density 2630 kg/m3
EN_12372 Flexural strenght 11.2 Mpa
EN_12371 Frost resistance, change of flexural strenght* +2.2 %
EN_1926 Compressive strenght 183 Mpa
EN_14157 Abrasion resistance 17 mm
EN_13364 Breaking load at dowel hole 2500 N
* after 48 cycles
Mineral content
Values according to new EN-12407 standard.
Quartz 43.0 Wt %
K-feldspar 29.8 Wt %
Plagioclase 18.2 Wt %
Biotite 7.2 Wt %
Accessory minerals 1.8 Wt %