Red - Granite
Finland
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Virolahti, Vilkkilä
Water Absorption:
0.14 - 0.42 weight-%
Density:
2630 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
9.5 - 11.8 Mpa
Compressive Strength:
123 - 176 Mpa
Recommended Usage:
Ornamental stone, interior, exterrior, wall, floor
Additional Names:
Carmen Rot,Red Carmen,Rojo Carmen,Rosso Carmen Red,Carmen Red,Virolahden Punainen,Virolahti,Virolahti Granite
Description:
Virolahti (Carmen Red) is a coarse-grained, non-foliated deep red granite with individual, relatively large, usually round potash feldspar crystals (pytrite) ranging from 20 to 50 mm in diameter. There is some variation in appearance among blocks from different quarry sites. All interior and outdoor uses.
Mineralogical composition
Orthoclase (alkali feldspar):50%
Plagioclase:9%
Quartz:36%
Biotite mica:5%