Data on Baltic Brown ED
Name: Baltic Brown ED
Country:
Finland ( Mättö, Ylämaa )
Synonyms: Baltic Braun ED, Baltic Brown DE, Baltic Brown Extra Dark, Dark Brown
Recommended Usage: Exterior building cladding, Interior wall panels, Counter tops and bars
Description: Baltic Brown is a coarse-grained, non-foliated, brown viborgite granite with individual, large, round potash feldspar crystals 15 - 30 mm in diameter, which are surrounded by a greenish plagioclase circle. There is some variation in appearance among blocks from different quarry sites.
Mineralogical composition
Orthoclase (alkali feldspar):55%
Plagioclase:11%
Quartz:25%
Amphibole:9%
Testing
CompressiveStrength: 187 Mpa
WaterAbsorption: 0.16 %
Density: 2670 kg/m3
FlexuralStrength: 10.3 Mpa