Data on Baltic Brown V
Name: Baltic Brown V
Country: 
Finland ( Kasari, Ylämaa )
Synonyms: Baltic Braun, Baltic Brown Luumaki, Baltic Brown ED, Baltic Brown D, Baltic Brown YD, Baltic Brown V, Baltic Brown Granite, Baltik Braun, Brown Baltic, Bruno Baltico, Castanho Verdoso, Coffe Diamond, Marron Baltico, Marrone Baltico, Rapakiwi-Granit, Ylaemaan Ruskea
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: 163 Mpa
WaterAbsorption: 0.12 %
Density: 2700 kg/m3
FlexuralStrength: 12.3 Mpa