Multicolor - Marble
Quarry Location: Trescore Balneario, Provincia di Bergamo, Lombardia
Water Absorption: 0.06 %
Density: 2725 kg/m3
Flexural Strength: 16.2 MPa
Compressive Strength: 178.3 - 179.0 MPa
Recommended Usage: Kitchen and bathroom countertops, monuments, building stone, ornamental stone, stairs, interior, exterior wall and floor applications, mosaic, waterjet pattern, wall panels, table tops, window sills, balustrades, columns, wall and pool copings, pool pavers, sculptures, fireplaces, paving
Finishing Surface: Polished, Bush Hammered, Tumbled, Brushed, Honed, Split, Machine Cut, Natural Surface, Sandblasted, Combed, Leathered, Water Jet, Filled, Chiseled, Pickling
Additional Names: Arabescato Grigio Orobico Marble, Arabescato Oro Marble, Arabescato Orobica Marble, Fantastico Grigiorosa Marble, Marmo Arabescato Orobico, Marmo Arabescato Orobico Grigio, Arabescato Orobico Marble
Arabescato Orobico Marble is a prestigious dark Italian marble quarried in Trescore Balneario, Provincia di Bergamo, Lombardia. It is renowned for its timeless beauty and has been extracted for over 100 years. The marble features a dark background with bands of light grey veining that create a captivating and sweeping movement across the surface. One of its distinctive characteristics is the beautiful waves of red in various shades that swirl around the marble, forming an art-like and unique formation. Arabescato Orobico Marble is highly prized for its elegant appearance, making it a popular choice for luxurious interior applications such as countertops, flooring, and wall cladding.
Massa Unit Volume: 2725 Kg / m3
Water Absorption: 0.06%
Breaking Load Compression Simple: 178 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 179 MPa
Tensile indirect through Flex: 16.2 MPa
Coefficient relative Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.79
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 35 cm
Linear thermal expansion coefficient of 5.1 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 2286 MPa
Index of non-uniformity of hardness: 1.57
Source: Politecnico di Torino