Brown - Granite
Quarry Location: Metabetchouan, Québec
Water Absorption: 0.15 %
Density: 2638 - 2644 kg/m3
Flexural Strength: 12.1 - 14.8 MPa
Compressive Strength: 171 - 184.7 MPa
Recommended Usage: Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, monuments, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
Finishing Surface: Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names: Violetta Canadian Granite, Betchouan Violetta Granite, Copper Brown Granite, Betchouan Granite, Canadian Redditt Brown Granite, Amber Amethyst Granite, in China stone market:琥珀紫晶(Hǔpò zǐ jīng), Canadian Violetta Granite
Quarry operating since: 1999
Annual Production: 1800 m3 and more
Properties: 25 hectares. 8 benches of 20 feet high each
Reserves: The reserves are unlimited
Status: Intermittent operation according to market demand. Production will start in July 2005
Finishes Available: Antique, Bush hammered, Honed, Plasma flamed, Plasma flamed and washed, Polished, Sandblasted, Thermal, Waterjet