Red - Granite
Quarry Location: Pyhältö, Lieto, Turku
Water Absorption: 0.12 By weight %
Density: 2620 kg/m3
Flexural Strength: 16.2 - 18.8 MPa
Compressive Strength: 180.0 MPa
Recommended Usage: Exterior building cladding, Interior wall panels, Counter tops and bars
Additional Names: Finnish Teak,Liedon Punainen,Lietho Red,Red Lieto,Lieto Red Granite
Lieto Red is a fine-grained migmatite, which is variegated, beautiful and soft ruddy brown in colour. Palin Granit Oy is the only company quarrying Lieto Red.
Lieto Red is particularly used for memorials and interior surfaces, such as countertops and floor tiles.
Technical properties
EN_13755 Water absorption 0.12 %
EN_1936 Apparent density 2620 kg/m3
EN_12372 Flexural strenght 16.2 Mpa
EN_12371 Frost resistance, change of flexural strenght* -6.2 %
EN_1926 Compressive strenght 180 Mpa
EN_14157 Abrasion resistance 17 mm
EN_13364 Breaking load at dowel hole 3050 N
* after 48 cycles
Mineral content
Values according to new EN-12407 standard.
K-feldspar 40.8 Wt %
Quartz 33.8 Wt %
Plagioclase 22.0 Wt %
Biotite 3.2 Wt %
Accessory minerals 0.1 Wt %