Item Details
Quarry Location:
Asa Branca Quarry, Fazenda Lagoana, Santa Quiteria county, midcentral inland in the Ceara state
Water Absorption:
0.18 %
Density:
2633 kg/m3
Compressive Strength:
164.1 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Ornamental stone, interior, exterrior, wall, floor
Additional Names:
Cotton Motion Granite, Branco Ceara, Ceara White, White Ceara, Asa Branca, Asa Branca Granite
Description:
PHYSICAL TESTING
Water absorption (%) 0,18**
Specific gravity [relative density compared with water at 4 º C (39.20 F)] 2,633**
Compressive strength (Kfg/cm2) 1,641**
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion (0,001 mm / C) 9,8**
PETROGRAPHIC AND MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS
Mineralogical Composition (%)
Albite (as clevelandite) 55-65
Microcline (rarely as amazonite) 10-15
Quartz [pebblestone (euhedral crystals) 20-25
ABRASION TEST (mm)
1000 m 0,69**
500 m 0,34**
* Testing conducted by the United States Testing Company, Inc. - Tulsa Oklahoma USA, according to ASTM C 97 - 83 (1988), 170 -87 C, 241 C - 85 C and 880, respectively ** Testing performed by IPT - Technological Research Institute of São Paulo State - Brazil, according to ASTME 228-71 (1979) and ABNT NBR 6481 standards.
Mica (muscovite and zinnwaldite) 05
Fluorite 05