Beige - Limestone
Quarry Location: Bontemps, Limeyrat, Dordogne
Water Absorption: 0.59 %
Density: 2380 - 2510 Kg/m3
Flexural Strength: 10.60 MPa
Compressive Strength: 60.0 - 81.40 MPa
Recommended Usage: Building stone, fireplaces, stairs, countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stones
Finishing Surface: Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names: Pierre de Bontemps, Souris Efftayee Ocre Ciel d’orage Feuille d’olivier Limestone Clair, Pierre de Limeyrat
Norm AFNOR | Layer 0 | Layer 1 | Layer 2 | Layer 4-6 | Layer 7 | Layer 8 | |
Porosity | NFB 10-615 | 5,95 | 13,1 | 4,52 | 12,92 | ||
Real bulk in T/M3 | NFB 10-615 | 2,67 | 2,68 | 2,76 | 2,73 | ||
Apparent bulk in T/M3 | NFB 10-615 | 2,51 | 2,33 | 2,63 | 2,38 | ||
Compressive strength Mpa | NFB 10-614 | 81,40 | 68,68 | 190 | 60 | ||
Water absorption coefficient | NFB 10-613 | 0,59 |