Beige - Limestone
Quarry Location: Alcanede, Santarem
Water Absorption: 0.8 %
Density: 2480 Kg/cm3
Flexural Strength: 209 Kg/cm2
Compressive Strength: 240 Kg/cm2
Recommended Usage: kitchen and bathroom countertops, stairs, building stone, ornamental stone, interior, exterior wall and floor applications, mosaic, waterjet pattern
Finishing Surface: Polished,Flamed,Bush Hammered,Tumbled,Brushed,Honed,Split,Machine Cut,Natural Surface,Sandblasted,Acid Washing,Combed,Leathered,Water Jet,Filled,Chiseled,Pickling
Additional Names: Provence Beige Limestone
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SiO2 0,50
Al2O3 0,51%
Fe2O3 total 0.60%
MnO 0.00
CaO 55.58%
MgO 0.06%
Na2O 0.06%
K2O 0.00%
TiO2 0.00P.R 41.87
PHYSICAL-MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Compressive strength ( Kg/cm²) 240
Compressive strength after ice ( kg/cm² ) 240
Resistance to bending ( kg/cm²) 209
Apparent volumetric mass (kg/cm²) 2480
Water absorption PTN 0.8%
Open porosity 8.1%
Coefficient of linear expansion ( 106/ºC) 3.9
Amsler Wear (mm) 2.4
Shock resistance ( cm) 25