Giallo Siena Nuvolato Etrusco Blocks

A FINE-GRAINED METAMORPHIC LITHOTYPE RESEMBLING A BRECCIA THAT IS PEARL GREY IN COLOUR. THE MATERIAL FEATURES VEINS RANGING FROM MM TO CM IN SIZE THAT ARE VARYING SHADES OF OCHRE YELLOW WITH CONCENTRATIONS OF LIMONITE OXIDES IN PLACES ALONG THE FRACTURES THAT ARE ALSO OPEN IN PLACES.

AVERAGE SIZE OF BLOCKS: 3,00 X 1,60 X 1,60 M. SLABS ARE PREFERABLY CUT ALONG THE GRAIN AND AGAINST THE GRAIN, I.E. THE HARD WAY. BEFORE SAWING IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BLOCKS UNDERGO RESIN TREATMENT IN A VACUUM. AFTER THIS THE SLABS CAN BE CUT AT A MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 10 MM.