Grey - Gneiss
Quarry Location: Gmünd, Spittal, Kärnten
Water Absorption: 0.3 %
Density: 2640 kg/m3
Flexural Strength: 20.7 MPa
Compressive Strength: 164 MPa
Recommended Usage: Wall and floor applications, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
Finishing Surface: Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names: Maltataler Gneis,Kaerntner Gneis,Maltatal,Tauerngneis,Tauerngranit,Tauern Granite,Tauern Granit,Tauern Gneiss
Gneiss, metamorphic rocks
The Tauern Gneiss is offered in a wide variety of processing operations, diamond cut according to the purpose and visual preference, honed, polished, sandblasted, brushed or "classic" (brushed and polished) or "antique" (sandblasted and brushed). An inspection of the surfaces in Natura and a detailed consultation is strongly encouraged before they opt for a variant.
Forms: floor tiles, steps, setting plates, counter tops, window sills, plates in various individual sizes and shapes, skirting boards, block steps, grave surrounds, palladian slabs, flagstones, cobbles, boulders, splitting rocks, crustal plates and bricks, garden gravel and decorative gravel.