Ruivina Claro

Marble

Ruivina Claro

Marble

Dark-grey medium to fine grained calcitic marble, with granoblastic texture, with lighter greyish zones and some whitish veinings.

Other Names
Ruivina Claro, Ruivina - Nomenclatura EN 12440, Ruivina Clara
Petrographic Classification
Marble
Occurrence
São Tiago de Rio de Moinhos – Borba (Estremoz)
Origin
Évora
Common Uses
n/a
Available Reserves
Available
Source
Information taken from the website: http://www.rocharel.com/en/material.aspx?rawtype=marble

Properties

  • Compression breaking load
    85 Mpa
  • Compression breaking load after freezing test
    86 Mpa
  • Bending strength
    13,7 Mpa
  • Volumetric weigth
    2700 kg/m3
  • Water absorption at N.P. conditions
    0,1 %
  • Aparent porosity
    0,3 %
  • Thermal linear expansion coeficient
    14,8 X 10 -6 perº C
  • Abrasion test (Amsler-Laffon)
    2,0 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