Azul Moleanos Limestone, Moleanos Azul

MOLEANOS AZUL
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Stone with light grey to bluish background color, uniform grain size and spread. It presents excellent physico-mechanical properties, especially its resistance, and its available in multiple dimensions and in a wide range of finishings, such as flamed. It is required mainly in very demanding markets, especially in those who have aggressive weather conditions, such as acid rain.
MICROSCOPIC FEATURES
Calci-bioclastic, micritic and sparitic.
MACROSCOPIC FEATURES
Grey-whitish, showing oolitic tendency, calciclastic and bioplastic, sometimes with dark dispersed spots.
PHYSICO-MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
PTN water absorption: 1,73%
Apparent density: 2567Kg/m3
Open porosity: 4,44%
Bending resistance: 10,29 Mpa
Compression resistance: 93 Mpa
PM 6 QUARRY
Address: Moleanos, Santarém
Quarry size: N/A
Beginning of exploration: 2012
Extracted products:
SetaMoleanos Azul
SetaMoleanos Beige