Pierre De Alba Miel

Alba Miel Stone
Sedimentary rock. Shelly limestone with a pale yellow background tending slightly towards honey. Medium to coarse grain. Some lighter shell debris. Many small holes.
Pierre d'Alba Miel: Standards
Bulk density
> Open porosity 1820 kg / m3
according to standard NF EN 1936 32.4%
> Measurement of the water absorption by capillarity
according to NF EN 1925
absorption anisotropy parallel to planes 322 g / m².s 0.5
absorption anisotropy perpendicular to the planes 253 g / m².s 0.5
> Sound propagation speed
according to the NF B 10-505
direction parallel to the quarry bed 3145 m / s
direction perpendicular to the quarry bed 3110 m / s
> The flexural strength measurement
according to the NF EN 12372
force exerted perpendicular to the planes of anisotropy 3.8 MPa
> The compressive strength measurement
According to the NF EN 1926 15 Mpa
Force exerted perpendicular to the planes of anisotropy
> Frost susceptibility test
according to EN 12371
in number of cycles