Cabeca de Veada Limestone

About
Item Details
- Material Type:
- Limestone
- Origin:
Portugal (Cabeça Veada, Serra D´Aire, Alcanede, Santarém) - Primary Color(s):
- Beige
- Recommended Usage:
- Kitchen and bathroom countertops, monuments, building stone, ornamental stone, stairs, interior, exterior wall and floor applications, mosaic, waterjet pattern, wall panels, table tops, window sills, balustrades, columns, wall and pool copings, pool pavers, sculptures, fireplaces, pavers, cobbles
- Additional Names:
- Crema Raquel Limestone, Moleanos Cabeca Limestone, Cabeca Veada Limestone, Caliza Cabeça de Veada, Cabeca Veada Fine Grain Limestone, Cabeca Veada Medium Grain Limestone, Cabeça Veado Limestone, Cabeca de Veado Limestone, Semi-Rijo de Cabeca Veada Limestone, Cabeça Veada Limestone, Cabeca de Veada Limestone
- Finished Surface:
- Polished,Bush Hammered,Tumbled,Brushed,Honed,Split,Machine Cut,Natural Surface,Sandblasted,Acid Washing,Combed,Leathered,Water Jet,Filled,Chiseled,Pickling
Testing
- Density:
- 2500 kg/m3
- Flexural Strength:
- 11.5 MPa
- Compressive Strength:
- 950 MPa
Description
The Cabeca Veada limestone is explored by 4 to 5 quarries with a considerable dimension. The blocks extracted normally have a medium to large dimension. Due to its consistency, light beige coloured appearance and hardness, it is a good choice for a Portuguese limestone.
Cabeca de Veada Limestone is a Portuguese limestone known for its cream to light cream color, giving it a soft and warm appearance. The stone is predominantly fine to medium-grained, providing a smooth yet subtle texture that enhances its visual appeal. It is a calciclastic limestone, meaning it is composed primarily of fragments of pre-existing limestone. The stone also features bioclasts (fossil fragments) and oolites, which are small, spherical grains formed by concentric layers of calcium carbonate. The sparitic cement that binds these components gives the stone additional strength and stability. Cabeca de Veada Limestone’s natural beauty and unique composition make it a popular choice for both interior and exterior applications, such as flooring, cladding, and architectural elements. Its light tones contribute to a bright and airy ambiance in any design.







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