Eagle Red Granite

About
Item Details
- Material Type:
- Granite
- Origin:
Finland (Pythaeae, Kotka) - Primary Color(s):
- Red
- Recommended Usage:
- Countertops, monuments, mosaic, exterior - interior wall and floor applications, fountains, pool and
- Additional Names:
- Karhula Granit, Kotka Red, Kotkan Punainen, Eagle Red, Red Eagle, Rosso Aquila, Rosso Marina, Hamina Red, Eagle Red Granite
- Finished Surface:
- Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Testing
- Water Absorption:
- 0.15 - 0.22 By weight %
- Density:
- 2630 kg/m3
- Flexural Strength:
- 11.2 - 13.9 MPa
- Compressive Strength:
- 183.0 MPa
Description
Eagle Red is a medium-grained granite, quarried by Finska near Kotka on the south-eastern coast of Finland. Eagle Red has minimal colour variations, even structure and a very deep, bright red colour.
Eagle Red is suitable for both exterior and interior purposes. It is used mainly as a building stone for facades, floors and interior wall claddings. It is also used as a monument stone material.
Mineralogical compositionTechnical properties
EN_13755 Water absorption 0.15 %
EN_1936 Apparent density 2630 kg/m3
EN_12372 Flexural strenght 11.2 Mpa
EN_12371 Frost resistance, change of flexural strenght* +2.2 %
EN_1926 Compressive strenght 183 Mpa
EN_14157 Abrasion resistance 17 mm
EN_13364 Breaking load at dowel hole 2500 N
* after 48 cycles
Mineral content
Values according to new EN-12407 standard.
Quartz 43.0 Wt %
K-feldspar 29.8 Wt %
Plagioclase 18.2 Wt %
Biotite 7.2 Wt %
Accessory minerals 1.8 Wt %













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