Black - Granite
Spain
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Barcarrota, Badajoz
Water Absorption:
0.20 %
Density:
2910 kg/m³
Flexural Strength:
16.30 MPa
Compressive Strength:
140.0 - 159.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, coluntertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Fine Black Granite,Granito Negro Fino,Negro GB Granite,Negro Fino Granite
Description:
Granite of thin grain extracted in Barcarrota's pluton. Good access. All kinds of uses. Good mining and big reserves.
General Caracteristics:
- Origin: Barcarrota
- Province: Badajoz
- Colour: Black
Petrographic description: Amphibole biotite granodiorite
Grain size: Thin
Opened porosity ( %): 0,5
Apparent density ( Kg/m3): 2910
Resistance to the graze ( mm): 17,5
Resistance to the compression ( MPa): 159
Resistance to the concentrated load deflection (MPa): 16,3
Microhardness knoop ( Mpa): 4486
Resistance to shock (cm): 61
Water absorption for capillarity (g/m” · s0,5): 0,395
Resistance to ice ( % variation flexion after cycles): 8
Resistance to the crystallization of salts (Mass variation): 0,04
Water Absorption under atmospheric pressure ( %): 0,2
Break charge (N): 1700