Azul Extremadura Granite Slabs & Tiles, Spain Blue Granite

Azul Extremadura Granite
(Azul Espa?a or "Blue Spain")
This blue-grey color granite with thin grain is extracted from our quarry in Benquerencia (Caceres).
The new system used for its extraction is characterized by the absence of explosives. Thus, it guarantees the material is extracted without strain and ensures its top quality, durability and its more beneficial use.
SUGGESTED USE: Indoors/Outdoors.
It admits any type of finish.
PHYSICAL-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Petrographic description: Biotite quartz diorite
Grain size: Thin
Opened porosity ( ): 0,6
Apparent density( Kg/m3): 2730
Resistance to the graze ( mm): 17,5
Resistance to the compression ( MPa): 156
Resistance to concentrated load deflection (MPa): 17,8
Elastic Module( MPa): 48895
Microhardness knoop ( Mpa): 1600
Resistance to shock (cm): 55
Water absorption for capillarity (g/m” · s0,5): 0,390
Resistance to ice ( variation flexion after cycles ): 3
Resistance to salt crystallization(Mass variation): 0,1
Water Absorption under atmospheric pressure ( ): 0,1
Break charge (N): 2900