Brown - Granite
Quarry Location: Nigrozero, Republic of Karelia, Louhi district, settlement. Chupa, 50 km to the w / e Art. Chupa
Water Absorption: 0.22 %
Density: 2829 kg/m3
Compressive Strength: 165.1 MPa
Recommended Usage: Building stone,countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stone, interior, exterior, wall, floor , paving
Finishing Surface: Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names: Nigrozero (Нигрозеро),Toundra Granite,Tundra Granite,Tondra Granite,Amfibolit Granatoviy,Tundra Brief Granite,Nordic Sunset Brown Granite,Амфиболит Карельский,Amfibolit Karel'skiy,Amfibolit Karelskiy,Amphibolite Karelian, Pohjolan Auringonlasko,Nordic Sunset Granite
The average density 3180 kg/m3
Water Absorption 0,22 %
Compressive Strength (dry) 216 MPa
Compressive strength in the saturated state 132 MPa
frost-resistance F150
0.10 % salt resistance
The mineral composition
Name of mineral units Figures
Hornblende (amphibole), 40%
Plagioclase 28%
Quartz 28%
Pomegranate 15%
Aegirine% 2