Azul Ponte de Lima

Granite

Azul Ponte de Lima

Granite

Gray granite, with holocrystalline, phaneritic, and medium to fine granular texture. Essentially made up of quartz, feldspar, biotite and potassium. Very slight weathered and with good cohesion.

Other Names
Azul Ponte de Lima
Petrographic Classification
Granite
Occurrence
Ponte de Lima
Origin
Viana do Castelo
Common Uses
Available Reserves
Available
Source
Information provided by Granitos JRG ,Lda.

Properties

  • Compression breaking load
    119 Mpa
  • Compression breaking load after freezing test
    87 Mpa
  • Bending strength
    12 Mpa
  • Volumetric weigth
    2650 kg/m3
  • Water absorption at N.P. conditions
    0,4 %
  • Aparent porosity
    0,9 %
  • Thermal linear expansion coeficient
    n.d X 10 -6 perº C
  • Abrasion test (Cappon)
    17 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
  • Feliciano Soares Granitos, Lda.
    Ponte de Lima
  • Gravalima – Granitos Do Vale Do Lima, Lda.
    Ponte de Lima
  • JRG – João Rodrigues Gonçalves – Extração e Transformação de Granito de Ponte de Lima ,Lda.
    Ponte de Lima
  • Transgranitos – Mármores e Granitos do Alto Tâmega, Lda.
    Vila Pouca de Aguiar