Item Details
Quarry Location:
Limenas and Theologos areas, Thassos Island
Water Absorption:
0.1 By weight % (EN 13755 : 2001 (AC : 2003))
Density:
2840 kg/m3 (EN 1936 : 1999)
Flexural Strength:
15.91 MPa (EN 12372 : 1999 (AC : 2002))
Compressive Strength:
151.61 MPa (EN 1926 : 1999)
Recommended Usage:
Ornamental stone, interior, exterior, wall, floor application, stairs, mosaic, countertops
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Prinos Marble,Prinos Gold,Limenas White,Prinos White Marble,Prinos Commercial,White of Limenas Thassos,Thassos Limenas White,Prinos A1, Prinos A1-2 Marble,Prinos A1-2
Description:
Apparent density, kg/m3 2840 EN 1936 : 1999
Open porosity, % vol. 0,4 EN 1936 : 1999
Water absorption at atmospheric pressure, % wt. 0,1 EN 13755 : 2001
(/ AC : 2003)
Compressive strength, MPa 151,61 EN 1926 : 1999
Flexural strength under concentrated load, MPa 15,91 EN 12372 : 1999
(/AC : 2002)
Frost resistance (Compressive strength, MPa) 145,10 EN 12371 : 2001
(EN 1926 : 1999)
Rupture energy, J 3 EN 14158 : 2004
Abrasion resistance, mm3 21287 EN 14157 : 2004
(Method B)
Thermal conductivity (λ), W/m*K 4,722 N/A **
Specific heat capacity (Cp), kJ/m3*K 3344 N/A **
Petrographic examination Dolomite 94%
Calcite 5%
Albite 1% ΕΝ 12407
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, % wt
SiO2 0.60
Al2O3 0,08
Fe2O3 0,07
MgO 21,90
CaO 30,40
K2O 0,01
Na2O <0,01
MnO 0,05
LOI 46,80