Item Details
Quarry Location:
Pilion(Pelion), Volos, Magnisia, Thessalia
Water Absorption:
0.18 By weight %
Density:
2620 kg/m³
Flexural Strength:
30.6 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Exterior, wall cladding, paving, masonry, roofing, flagstone
Finishing Surface:
Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge
Additional Names:
Pilion Slate,Pelion Quartzite,Pilion Schists,Schist of Pilion,Pilion Quartzite
Description:
APPARENT SPECIFIC DENSITY (ASTMC-97) 2620
WATER ABSORPTION % wt (ASTM C-97) 0,18
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, MPa (ASTM C-170) 0
FLEXURAL STRENGTH - WET CONDITION, MPa (ASTM C-99) 30
ABRASION RESISTANCE, mm (DIN 52108 - 20 CYCLES) 1,95
MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION, % wt
CALCITE 2,0
QUARTZ 40,0
MICAS 35,0
CHLORITE 3,0
FELDSPAR 6,0
EPIDOTE 10,0
Fe OXIDES etc. 2,0
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, % wt
CaO 1,10 MgO 1,20 SiO2 71,00
Fe2O3 3,28 AI2O3 13,80 K2O 4,05
Na2O 2,70 MnO 0,05 LOI 2,10