Rosso Balmoral Red Granite Block

Balmoral Red 5, Taivassalo
Original Balmoral Red is an international classic that has been quarried in Southwest Finland for several decades. This stone is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, and is a popular choice for everything from exterior building material for skyscrapers to kitchen countertops and gravestones. Amount of extraction: approx. 450 m3 / month.
Technical properties
EN_13755 Water absorption 0.12 %
EN_1936 Apparent density 2640 kg/m3
EN_12372 Flexural strenght 13.4 Mpa
EN_12371 Frost resistance, change of flexural strenght* -3.7 %
EN_1926 Compressive strenght 171 Mpa
EN_14157 Abrasion resistance 17 mm
EN_13364 Breaking load at dowel hole 2350 N
* after 48 cycles
Mineral content
Values according to new EN-12407 standard.
K-feldspar 39.6 Wt %
Quartz 30.1 Wt %
Plagioclase 22.2 Wt %
Biotite 5.2 Wt %
Accessory minerals 1.8 Wt %
Muscovite 1.3 Wt %