Beige - Limestone
Quarry Location: Codaçal, Serro Ventoso, Arrimal, Porto de Mos
Water Absorption: 2.34 By weight %
Density: 2515 kg/m³
Flexural Strength: 196 Kg/cm2
Compressive Strength: 867 - 927 Kg/cm2
Recommended Usage: Wall and floor applications, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
Finishing Surface: Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names: Crema Mos Limestone, Creme de Mos Limestone, Crema do Mos GF Limestone, Crema do Mos GM Limestone, Calcario Crema do Mos Grao Fino, Calcario Crema do Mos Grao Medio, Branco de Mós. Limestone, Calcario Crema Mos, Creme do Mos Limestone, Creme Mos Limestone, Cream Mos Limestone, Crema do Mos Limestone
Crema do Mos Limestone is a medium to gross grain light cream- beige color with light golden shades sedimentary rock.
PHISICAL-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Compression Breaking Load: 927 Kg/cm2
Compression B.L. after Freezing Test: 867 Kg/cm2
Bending Strength: 196 Kg/cm2
Volumetric Weigth: 2515 Kg/m3
Water Absorption: 2,34 %
Apparent Porosity: 5,90 %
Thermal Linear Expansion Coefficient: 5,3 10^6 per oC
Abrasion Test: 4,0 mm
Impact Test: 40 cm
Freeze-Defreeze cycles (no alteration after): 96 cycles
MICROSCOPIC PROPERTIES
Calcite: ~ 99 % Quartz: < 1 %
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
Al2O3: 0,54%
CaO: 55,86%
Fe2O3: 0,06%
K2O: 0,07%
MgO: 1,10%
Na2O: 0,06%
P.R.: 43,60%
SiO2: 0,07%
CO2: 43,95%