Brown - Granite
Quarry Location: Savitaipale, Ylaemaa, Grenze, Husu, Leppeeranta, Miehikkaelae
Water Absorption: 0.18 %
Density: 2654 kg/m3
Flexural Strength: 11.3 MPa
Compressive Strength: 187 MPa
Recommended Usage: Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, monuments, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and
Finishing Surface: Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names: Baltic Braun,Baltic Brown Luumaki,Baltic Brown ED,Baltic Brown D,Baltic Brown YD,Baltic Brown V,Baltic Brown Granite,Baltik Braun,Brown Baltic,Bruno Baltico,Castanho Verdoso,Coffe Diamond,Marron Baltico,Marrone Baltico,Rapakiwi-Granit,Ylaemaan Ruskea, Monola Brown Granite,Monola Brown
Monola Brown is a Baltic Brown type brown granite with smaller round circles. It is a very compact material and takes a glossy finish when polished.
Monola Brown is quarried in Monola which is about 30 km from Lappeenranta to Yl?maa direction.
Availability
Monola Brown is quarried in large quantities and is regularly stocked at Finska and by some bigger block dealers.
Mineralogical composition
Orthoclase (alkali feldspar):55%
Plagioclase:11%
Quartz:25%
Amphibole:9%