Item Details
Quarry Location:
Quinta do Escarpão, Albufeira, southern Algarve
Water Absorption:
0.2 %
Density:
2700 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
27.2 MPa
Compressive Strength:
223.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Building stone,countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stone, interior, exterior, wall, floor , paving
Finishing Surface:
Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Lagos Grey Limestone,Lagos Mix Limestone
Description:
Stone presenting a natural blend in unique and random variations of light greyish color with rich yellowish color. It has excellent physico-mechanical properties, especially its resistance. Available in a wide range of finishings.
MICROSCOPIC FEATURES
Calciclastic, micritic and sparitic.
MACROSCOPIC FEATURES
Grey-bluish, with small dispersed clearer patches and coarser elements, calciclastic and slightly bioclastic.
PHYSICO-MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
PTN water absorption: 0,20 %
Apparent density: 2700 Kg/m3
Open porosity: 0,4 %
Bending resistance: 27,2 MPa
Compression resistance: 223 MPa