Beige - Limestone
France
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Saint-Vaast-les-Mello (Oise), 5 km à l'ouest de Creil
Density:
1500 - 1800 kg/m3 (NF EN 1936)
Flexural Strength:
1-3 MPa (NF EN 12372)
Compressive Strength:
4 - 8 MPa (NF EN 1926)
Recommended Usage:
Building stone,countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stone, interior, exterr
Finishing Surface:
Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Roche de Saint Leu Banc Franc Montainer, Saint-Leu, Saint Leu Limestone,Saint Leu
Description:
Saint Leu
limestone
Limestone and milioles nummulitic. Eocene, Lutetian stage
Aspect
white grained
Origin
Saint-Vaast-lès-Mello (Oise), 60 km from Paris
recommended jobs
thin coating: Stuck Attached, Outdoor Elevation
Solid wall: Outdoor Elevation
available finishes
Egrésé, Boss
Technical characteristics
Bulk density: 1500-1700 kg / m3 (NF EN 1936)
Porosity: 35-45% (NF EN 1936)
ties resistance (4cm) Type I: 500 to 700 N (EN 13364)
Compressive strength: 5-7 MPa (EN 772-1)
Bending strength: 1-3 MPa (NF EN 12372)
Capillarity C1: 300 to 400 gm-2 · s-1/2 (EN 772-11)
Capillarity C2: 300 to 400 gm-2 · s-1/2 (EN 772-11)