Item Details
Quarry Location:
Kallmora, Orsa, Dalarnas Län
Water Absorption:
4.5 By weight %
Density:
2250 kg/m³
Flexural Strength:
5.7 MPa
Compressive Strength:
115 MPa
Recommended Usage:
building stone, masonry, pavers, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stone, interior, exterior
Finishing Surface:
Bush Hammered,Tumbled,Brushed,Honed,Split,Machine Cut,Natural Surface,Sandblasted,Combed,Filled,Chiseled,Pickling
Additional Names:
Orsa Sandstone, Orsa Rot sandsten, Orsasten, Orsa Red Sandstone,Orsa Sandsten
Description:
Orsa Sandsten is a beautiful sandstone from the forest of Dalarna. It was created about 370 million years ago in connection with a meteorite crashing in the area around Orsa. The iron particles of the meteorite have given the sandstone its warm red tone. We call it nature's own terracotta. It is smooth but with a fine-grained feeling.. This stone is especially good for building stone, masonry, pavers, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stone, interior, exterior and other design projects. It also called Orsa Sandstone, Orsa Rot sandsten, Orsasten, Orsa Red Sandstone. Orsa Sandsten can be processed into Bush Hammered,Tumbled,Brushed,Honed,Split,Machine Cut,Natural Surface,Sandblasted,Combed,Filled,Chiseled,Pickling and so on.