Rosa com Veios Pretos

Marble

Rosa com Veios Pretos

Marble

Medium to fine grained calcite marble with granoblastic texture, rosy with some white spots and greyish small veins.

Other Names
Rosa Venado do Olival da Encostinha, Rosa Borba – Nomenclatura EN 12440
Petrographic Classification
Marble
Occurrence
Olival da Encostinha – Borba
Origin
Évora
Common Uses
Exteriores and Interiores
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
    91 Mpa
  • Compression breaking load after freezing test
    94 Mpa
  • Bending strength
    13,2 Mpa
  • Volumetric weigth
    2730 kg/m3
  • Water absorption at N.P. conditions
    0,1 %
  • Aparent porosity
    0,2 %
  • Thermal linear expansion coeficient
    7,2 X 10 -6 perº C
  • Abrasion test (Amsler-Laffon)
    1,4 mm
  • Impact test: minimum fall height
    50 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