Moca Creme Grão Fino

Limestone

Moca Creme Grão Fino

Limestone

Beige limestone with an oolitic appearance and with aligned fine calciclasts and bioclasts.

Other Names
Moca Creme – Nomenclature EN 12440, Moca Fina, Moca Relvinha, Relvinha, St. Hubert
Petrographic Classification
Limestone
Occurrence
Pé da Pedreira, Alcanede
Origin
Santarém
Common Uses
Cladding ( interiors preferably)
Available Reserves
Available
Source
Moura, A. C., & Carvalho, C. (2007). Mármores e calcários ornamentais de Portugal. Gestão de Artes Gráficas SA, Amadora. – (http://www.lneg.pt/download/7310/index.html)

Properties

  • Compression breaking load
    75 Mpa
  • Compression breaking load after freezing test
    78 Mpa
  • Bending strength
    11,9 Mpa
  • Volumetric weigth
    2430 kg/m3
  • Water absorption at N.P. conditions
    3,6 %
  • Aparent porosity
    8,9 %
  • Thermal linear expansion coeficient
    3,4 X 10 -6 perº C
  • Abrasion test (Amsler-Laffon_Cappon)
    4,8 / 23,0 mm
  • Impact test: minimum fall height
    30 -35 cm
  • Note: After 25 frost-defrost cycles the test pieces did not present any modifications in colour or structure.

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Processing
Extraction