- Material Type:
- Limestone
- Origin:
Portugal (Vale da Louceria, Turquel – ALCOBAÇA) - Primary Color(s):
- Beige
- Recommended Usage:
- Wall and floor applications, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
- Additional Names:
- Beige Sonato Limestone, Beige Pacifico Limestone, Beige Fossil, Perola Beige Limestone, Marmol Sonato Beige, Caliza Sonato Beige, Beige Perola Limestone
- Finished Surface:
- Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Description
Beige Perola Limestone is light cream-beige limestone of compact appearance with medium to large size brownish grains and very scattered, medium sized, brownish fossils. Its medium hardness and versatility are appropriate to use on facades and interior cladding, as well as in flooring subject to heavy traffic.
PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Apparent density 2530 kg/m3
Open porosity 5,4%
Water absorption at atmospheric pressure 2,3%
Flexural strenght under concentrated load 15,8 MPA
Abrasion test 21 mm