Sarrancolin Versailles Marble Blocks

Versailles

The Sarrancolin marble "Versailles" is extracted from the Carrière de Beyrède, located in Sarrancolin in the Pyrenees.

This marble is a witness to the greatness and madness of men. Louis XIV, the Sun King, had it placed in what France has most beautiful: the Palace of Versailles, most of the castles of the Loire. In Paris, the Louvre Museum and mansions are decorated with marble Sarrancolin.

And also,

The reception of George V in Paris

The Shangri-La Hotel in London and Shanghai and Hong Kong

MGM hotel in Macao, China

The exhibition of Amsterdam where two monoliths were placed at the entrance of the Royal Pavilion of the French section etc ...

- Apparent volumetric mass. . . . .2.71 g/cm3

- Porosity. . . . . . . . . 0.23%

- Coefficient of capillarity. . . . . 0.1

- Wear on the metal disc. . . . 24.7 mm

- Uniaxial compression. . . . . . 91.9 N/mm2

- Flexion. . . . . . 11.4 N/mm2

- Resistance to fasteners. . . . .1866 N

- Speed of sound - direction parallel to the bed. . . 6140 m/s

- Speed of sound - perpendicular to the bed. . . .6210 m/s

- Direct gel with 240 cycles. . . . . . . . . non-freezing