Azul-Cela

Granite

Azul-Cela

Granite

Medium to fine grained gray granite with holocrystalline and phaneritic texture. With low alteration/weathering and good cohesion.

Other Names
Cinza cela, Cinzento Castro D’aire– Nomenclatura EN12440
Petrographic Classification
Granite
Occurrence
Moledo - Castro Daire
Origin
Viseu
Common Uses
Stone slabs, cubes / parallelepipeds or guides made of natural stone intended for pedestrians and vehicles.
Available Reserves
Available
Source
Information provided by Granidaire

Properties

  • Compression breaking load
    222 Mpa
  • Compression breaking load after freezing test
    202 Mpa
  • Bending strength
    18,5 Mpa
  • Volumetric weigth
    2620 kg/m3
  • Water absorption at N.P. conditions
    0,3 %
  • Aparent porosity
    0,7 %
  • 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
  • Granidaire Granitos, Lda.
    Castro Daire
  • Transgranitos – Mármores e Granitos do Alto Tâmega, Lda.
    Vila Pouca de Aguiar