Rough granite blocks, BLUE PEARL , EMERALD PEARL , SILVER PEARL®, BLUE ANTIQUE®
Rough granite blocks, BLUE PEARL , EMERALD PEARL , SILVER PEARL®, BLUE ANTIQUE®
Petrographic information:
Magmatic rock, syenite
(larvikite according to origin)
Key minerals:
Anorthoclase (80-85%)
Accessory minerals:
Biotite, augite, olivine, nepheline, hemo-ilmenite, apatite, magnetite, hematite
Geological age:
Permian (250 Ma)
Chemical analysis:
N/A
Flexural strength (EN 12372):
17,6 ± 1 N/mm²
Resistance to wear (EN 14157):
16,5 ± 0,5 mm
Dynamic elastic modulus:
Frost resistance (EN 12371):
168 cycles
Heat and water test reaction:
Hardness (MOHS):
6 - 6.5
Apparent density (EN 1936):
2710 ± 10,5 kg/m³
Porosity (EN 1936):
0,3 ± 0,1 volume%
Water absorption (EN 1936):
Compressive strength (EN 1926):
158 ± 19 N/mm²