Beige - Limestone
France
Item Details
Quarry Location:
St Pantaléon, Gordes
Water Absorption:
276.9 g/m².s 0.5
Density:
1810 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
3.4 MPa
Compressive Strength:
11.3 to 14.9 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Building stone, fireplaces, stairs, countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental st
Finishing Surface:
Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names:
St Pantaleon Stone, Calcaire Saint Pantaléon,Pierre de St Pantaleon
Description:
Bulk density
> Open porosity 1810 kg/m3
according to standard NF EN 1936 33.0%
> Measurement of the water absorption by capillarity
according to NF EN 1925
parallel to the absorption anisotropy planes 276.9 g/m2.s 0.5
absorption anisotropy planes perpendicular to 344.0 g/m2.s 0.5
> Sound propagation speed
according to the NF B 10-505
direction parallel to the quarry bed 3130 m/s
direction perpendicular to the quarry bed 2970 m/s
> The flexural strength measurement
according to the NF EN 12372
force exerted perpendicular to the planes of anisotropy 3.4 MPa
> The compressive strength measurement
According to the NF EN 1926 from 11.3 to 14.9 MPa
Force exerted perpendicular to the planes of anisotropy
> Wear Try
According to the standard pr EN 14157 23.0 mm
> Frost susceptibility test
according to EN 12371
in cycles 26