Blue - Granite
Norway
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Larvik
Water Absorption:
0.04 % weight
Density:
2730 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
14.1 - 14.8 MPa
Compressive Strength:
231 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Countertops, monuments, mosaic, exterior - interior wall and floor applications, fountains, pool and
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Lundhs Blue Pearl GT, Blue Pearl GT Granite, Blue Pearl Granite, Blue Pearl Dark, Blue Pearl Scuro, Blue Pearl Oscuro, Labrador Blue Pearl Granite,Lundhs Blue GT
Description:
Technical Properties Standard Mean Values
stone name: ns-en 12407 monzonite (larvikite)
structure: coarse grained
texture: oriented feldspar crystals with lustre
compressive strength: ns-en 1926 231 mpa
flexural strength: ns-en 12372 14.8 mpa
flexural strength: ns-en 12371 14.1 mpa
(after 48 frost cycles)
abrasion resistance, b?hme: din 52 1081 6.7 cm3/ 50 cm2
abrasion resistance, b?hme: ns-en 14157 (b)2 7102 mm3
abrasion resistance, wide wheel: ns-en 14157 (a)3 16.0 mm
water absorption: ns-en 13755 0.04% weight
apparent density: ns-en 1936 2730 kg/m3
open porosity: ns-en 1936 0.1%
breaking load at dowel holes: ns-en 13364 3700 n
slip resistance: ns-en 14231 49 srv (dry)
(honed surface) 6 srv (wet)
rupture energy, thickness 30 mm: ns-en 14158 2.7 j
resistance to ageing
by thermal shock: ns-en 14066 no visual changes. no weight loss
petrographic composition: ns-en 12407 feldspar 80%
pyroxene 5%
olivine 4%
amphibole 4%
nepheline 3%
magnetite 2%
apatite 1%
biotite 1%