- Material Type:
- Granite
- Origin:
Brazil (Asa Branca Quarry, Fazenda Lagoana, Santa Quiteria county, midcentral inland in the Ceara state) - Primary Color(s):
- White
- Recommended Usage:
- Ornamental stone, interior, exterrior, wall, floor
- Additional Names:
- Branco Ceara, Ceara White, White Ceara, Asa Branca, Cotton Motion Granite
Description
PHYSICAL TESTING
Water absorption (%) 0,18**
Specific gravity [relative density compared with water at 4 º C (39.20 F)] 2,633**
Compressive strength (Kfg/cm2) 1,641**
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion (0,001 mm / C) 9,8**
PETROGRAPHIC AND MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS
Mineralogical Composition (%)
Albite (as clevelandite) 55-65
Microcline (rarely as amazonite) 10-15
Quartz [pebblestone (euhedral crystals) 20-25
ABRASION TEST (mm)
1000 m 0,69**
500 m 0,34**
* Testing conducted by the United States Testing Company, Inc. - Tulsa Oklahoma USA, according to ASTM C 97 - 83 (1988), 170 -87 C, 241 C - 85 C and 880, respectively ** Testing performed by IPT - Technological Research Institute of São Paulo State - Brazil, according to ASTME 228-71 (1979) and ABNT NBR 6481 standards.
Mica (muscovite and zinnwaldite) 05
Fluorite 05