Beige - Limestone
Quarry Location: Pé de Pedreira, Alcanede, Santarem
Water Absorption: 2.34 %
Density: 2430 Kg/cm3
Flexural Strength: 99 Kg/cm2
Compressive Strength: 850 Kg/cm2
Recommended Usage: kitchen and bathroom countertops, stairs, building stone, ornamental stone, interior, exterior wall and floor applications, mosaic, waterjet pattern
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: Moca Tabac Grao Fino, Moca Tabac Medio, Moca Creme Grao Fino Limestone, Moca Creme Medio Limestone,Moca Tabac Limestone
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SiO2 0,03%
Al2O3 0,00%
Fe2O3 total 0.12%
MnO n.d.CaO 54.85%
MgO 0.44%
Na2O 0.07%
K2O vest.TiO2 0.00
P.R 43.97%
CO2 43.94%
PHYSICAL-MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Compressive strength (Kg/cm²) 850
Compressive strength after ice ( kg/cm² ) 820
Resistance to bending ( kg/cm²) 99
Apparent volumetric mass (kg/cm²) 2430
Water absorption PTN 2.34 %
Open porosity 8.5%
Coefficient of linear expansion ( 106/ºC) 4.5