Multicolor - Marble
Quarry Location: Trescore Balneario, Provincia di Bergamo, Lombardia
Water Absorption: 0.12%
Density: 2705 kg/m3
Flexural Strength: 12.1 MPa
Compressive Strength: 175.0 - 182.9 MPa
Recommended Usage: Kitchen and bathroom countertops, monuments, building stone, ornamental stone, stairs, interior, exterior wall and floor applications, mosaic, waterjet pattern, wall panels, table tops, window sills, balustrades, columns, wall and pool copings, pool pavers, sculptures, fireplaces
Finishing Surface: Polished,Bush Hammered,Tumbled,Brushed,Honed,Split,Machine Cut,Natural Surface,Sandblasted,Combed,Leathered,Water Jet,Filled,Chiseled,Pickling
Additional Names: Orobico Grigio Marble, Marmo Orobico Grigio Rosa, Arabescato Orobico Grigio Rosa, Arabescato Orobica Grigiorosa Marble, Grigio-Rosa Orobico Marble, Orobico Grigio Rosa Marble, Marmo Orobico Grigio Rosa,Orobico Grigio Rosa Marble
Orobico Grigio Rosa Marble is a prestigious dark Italian marble quarried for over 100 years. It features bands of light grey and golden light brown veining with sweeping movement. This unique marble exhibits beautiful waves of red in a multitude of shades that swirl around the surface in an art-like formation. Quarried in Trescore Balneario, Provincia di Bergamo, Lombardia, Orobico Grigio Rosa Marble is renowned for its sophisticated and luxurious appearance. It is often selected for high-end architectural and interior design projects, adding a touch of timeless elegance to spaces.
Petrographic definition: limestone(In some sources, it is described as marble)
Massa Unit Volume: 2705 Kg/m3
Water Absorption: 0.12%
Breaking Load Compression Simple: 182.9 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 175 MPa
Tensile indirect through Flex: 12.1 MPa
Coefficient relative Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.48
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 34 cm
Linear thermal expansion coefficient of 4.2 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 1560 MPa
Index of non-uniformity of hardness: 1.19
Source: Politecnico di Torino