Beige - Limestone
Quarry Location: Chassignelles (Yonne), 37 km au sud-est de Tonnerre
Water Absorption: 8 - 12 % (NF B 10-503)
Density: 2400 - 2500 kg/m3 (NF B 10-503)
Flexural Strength: 11 - 14 MPa (NF EN 12372)
Compressive Strength: 60 - 80 MPa (NF EN 1926)
Recommended Usage: Building stone, countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stone, interior, exterr
Finishing Surface: Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names: Brousse Limestone, Brousse Perle Limestone, Pierre Calcaire Brousse Perle, Brousse Perle
Volumetric weight: 2400 to 2500 kg/m3 (NF B 10-503)
Porosity: 8 to 12% (NF B 10-503)
Sound propagation speed: 4500 to 5500 m/s (NF B 10-505)
Fasteners Resistance (3cm) TYPE I: 120 to 140 daN (NF B 10-514)
Compressive strength: from 60 to 80 MPa (EN 1926)
Flexural strength (centered load): 11 to 14 MPa (BS EN 12372)
Wear the metal disk: 24 to 28 mm (NF B 10-508)
Capillarity C1: 1-4 g.cm-2.mn-0.5 (NF B 10-502)
Capillary C2: 1-4 g.cm-2.mn-0.5 (NF B 10-502)
Recommended uses
Cladding : Elevation, springing course, string course, sill, base course except severe freezing area
Ashlar masonry : Elevation, springing course, cornice, sill, base course except severe freezing area
Flooring : Internal, Public severe traffic use
Decorative application : Staircases, Fireplaces