Moca Creme de Grão Médio

Limestone

Moca Creme de Grão Médio

Limestone

Beige limestone with compact appearance and a medium sized alignment of brownish grains and fossils, known as veinage.

Other Names
Moca, Moca Média, Moca Creme – Nomenclature EN 12440
Petrographic Classification
Limestone
Occurrence
Pé da Pedreira, Alcanede
Origin
Santarém
Common Uses
Cladding, preferably for interiors.
Available Reserves
Available
Source
Information taken from the catalog ROP of LNEG (http://rop.lneg.pt/rop/FormTipo.php)

Properties

  • Compression breaking load
    74 Mpa
  • Compression breaking load after freezing test
    74 Mpa
  • Bending strength
    10,4 Mpa
  • Volumetric weigth
    2420 kg/m3
  • Water absorption at N.P. conditions
    3,8 %
  • Aparent porosity
    8,3 %
  • Thermal linear expansion coeficient
    DNA X 10 -6 perº C
  • Abrasion test (Cappon)
    25 mm
  • Impact test: minimum fall height
    DNA cm
  • Note: After 25 frost-defrost cycles the test pieces did not present any modifications in colour or structure.

Companies

Processing
Extraction