Amarelo Ponte de Lima

Granite

Amarelo Ponte de Lima

Granite

Medium grained yellow granite. With quartz, colorless feldspar, plagioclase, muscovite, biotite and opaque minerals. With medium weathering state.

Other Names
Granite
Petrographic Classification
n/a
Occurrence
Ponte de Lima
Origin
Viana do Castelo
Common Uses
n/a
Available Reserves
Available
Source
Feliciano Soares Granitos, Lda.; Relatório de ensaio; Laboratório do cevalor

Properties

  • Compression breaking load
    139 Mpa
  • Compression breaking load after freezing test
    104 Mpa
  • Bending strength
    12,8 Mpa
  • Volumetric weigth
    2640 kg/m3
  • Water absorption at N.P. conditions
    0,5 %
  • Aparent porosity
    1,1 %
  • Thermal linear expansion coeficient
    n.d. X 10 -6 perº C
  • Abrasion test (Cappon)
    16 mm
  • Impact test: minimum fall height
    n.d. cm
  • Note: After 25 frost-defrost cycles the test pieces did not present any modifications in colour or structure.

Companies

Processing
Extraction