GEOGRAPHICAL LOCALIZATION
Quarry located in the Monte Pinoso (Alicante)
PETROGRAPHIC FEATURES
Main minerals: calcite
Accessory minerals: opaque
DESCRIPTION
Calcite accumulations of fossils (foraminifera and echinoderms) dominated with esparita matrix.
PHYSICAL-MECHANICAL FEATURES
Masa volúmica ................................................................................................ 2.72 Gr. / cm3
Absorción de agua .......................................................................................... 0.15%
Porosidad aparente ........................................................................................ 0.10%
Mechanical resistance to understanding...1,253 kg/cm2
Mechanical resistance to understanding after the frost...759 kg/cm2
Mechanical bending strength...198 kg/cm2
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion...10-6 per oC
Resistencia al desgaste ................................................................................... 0.35 mm.
Resistencia al choque ...................................................................................... 42 cm.
Microdureza knoop .......................................................................................... 181 kg/mm2
USE RECOMMENDED
Interior and exterior.