MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

  • Medium and sometimes medium to coarse grained marble, cream to pinkish cream and indigo white coloured, with light greyish small veins.

MICROSCOPIC FEATURES

  • Essential Minerals: Calcite. ~98%
  • Acessory Minerals: Quartz, Rock with granoblastic texture showing dominant medium size grains and sliced edges.

CREME CLARO EL-REI G1

Creme Claro El-Rei G1

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

  • Compression breaking load 1107 Kg/cm2
  • Compression breaking load after freezing test 1005 Kg/cm2
  • Bending strength 148 Kg/cm2
  • Volumetric weight 2716 Kg/m3
  • Water absorption at N.P. conditions 0.05 %
  • Apparent porosity 0.14 %
  • Thermal linear expansion coefficient 12.2 10-6 per ºC
  • Abrasion test 2.3 mm
  • Impact test: minimum fall height 50 cm
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QUARRIES

  • Vila Viçosa

PREVALLING APPLICATIONS

  • Exterior and interior user.