Verde de Serpa

Marble

Verde de Serpa

Marble

Medium to fine grained calcite marble with granoblastic texture, with a lot of accessory minerals, light greenish-grey and bluish tonalities and whitish calcitic spots.

Other Names
Verde Serpa – Nomenclatura EN 12440, Verde Atlântico
Petrographic Classification
Marble
Occurrence
Serpa
Origin
Beja
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
    90 Mpa
  • Compression breaking load after freezing test
    81 Mpa
  • Bending strength
    12,8 Mpa
  • Volumetric weigth
    2740 kg/m3
  • Water absorption at N.P. conditions
    0,1 %
  • Aparent porosity
    0,3 %
  • Thermal linear expansion coeficient
    11,7 X 10 -6 perº C
  • Abrasion test (Amsler-Laffon_Cappon)
    1,9 / 22,0 mm
  • Impact test: minimum fall height
    30 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