Semi-Rijo de Cabeça Veada

Limestone

Semi-Rijo de Cabeça Veada

Limestone

Light beige limestone, fine to medium grained, essentially calciclastic with bioclasts and oolites with spiritic cement.

Other Names
Calcário dos Candeeiros; Candeeiros
Petrographic Classification
Limestone
Occurrence
Cabeça Veada – Mendiga
Origin
Leiria
Common Uses
Preferably interior coverings
Available Reserves
Available
Source
Information provided by the company MVC - Mármores de Alcobaça, Lda.

Properties

  • Compression breaking load
    88 Mpa
  • Compression breaking load after freezing test
    n/a Mpa
  • Bending strength
    11,4 Mpa
  • Volumetric weigth
    2340 kg/m3
  • Water absorption at N.P. conditions
    5,5 %
  • Aparent porosity
    11,4 %
  • Thermal linear expansion coeficient
    n/a X 10 -6 perº C
  • Abrasion test (Cappon)
    20,0 mm
  • Impact test: minimum fall height
    n/a cm

  • Note: After 25 frost-defrost cycles the test pieces did not present any modifications in colour or structure.

Companies

Processing
Extraction
  • Candipedra – Stones de Portugal, Lda.
    Porto de Mós
  • Mármores Rosal, Lda.
    Santarém
  • Mármores Vigário, Lda.
    Alcobaça
  • Sousa e Catarino, Lda.
    Alcobaça
  • Marmocazi – Indústria de Mármores, Lda.
    Sintra
  • Transgranitos – Mármores e Granitos do Alto Tâmega, Lda.
    Vila Pouca de Aguiar