Branco com Veios Rosa

Marble

Branco com Veios Rosa

Marble

Calcite marble with roughly equigranular fine grained granoblastic texture, white, slightly rose and grey veined.

Other Names
Branco Estremoz – Nomenclature EN 12440, Branco rosado, Branco Corrente, Branco venado da Cruz dos Meninos
Petrographic Classification
Marble
Occurrence
Cruz dos Meninos, Estremoz
Origin
Évora
Common Uses
Exteriors and interiors.
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
    86 Mpa
  • Compression breaking load after freezing test
    75 Mpa
  • Bending strength
    15,3 Mpa
  • Volumetric weigth
    2710 kg/m3
  • Water absorption at N.P. conditions
    0,1 %
  • Aparent porosity
    0,2 %
  • Thermal linear expansion coeficient
    11,5 X 10 -6 perº C
  • Abrasion test (Amsler-Laffon_Cappon)
    3,4 / 23 mm
  • Impact test: minimum fall height
    55 cm
  • Note: After 25 frost-defrost cycles the test pieces did not present any modifications in colour or structure.

Companies

Processing
Extraction