Red - Granite
Quarry Location: Monte do Padre João, Monforte, Portalegre
Water Absorption: 0.2 By volume %
Density: 2642 kg/m³
Flexural Strength: 15.5 MPa
Compressive Strength: 204.6 - 214.0 MPa
Recommended Usage: Wall and floor applications, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window s
Finishing Surface: Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names: Forte Rosa,Rosa Forte,Monforte Violeta Escuro,Rosa Platino,Monte do Patre Joao,Monforte,Roxo Monforte,Belrose,Monforte San Andre,Rosa Monforte,San Andre,Monforte Granite
Monforte Granite is a fine grained, deep red colored with black grains igneous rock.
Finishes available: Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge
Monforte Granite can be commonly used; Exterior wall and floor applications, countertops, monuments, palisades, cobbles, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills, etc
Mineralogical composition
Quartz:25%
Microcline:40%
Plagioclase:20%
Biotite mica:10%
Others: 5%
Chemical composition
Siliziumdioxid:72,35%
Aluminiumoxid:13,66%
Eisenoxid:2,48%
Calciumoxid:1,40%
Natriumoxid:3,87%
Kaliumoxid:4,14%
Titanoxid:0,13%
Magnesiumoxid:0,38%